Assistant Project Leader – Hull and Outfit Designers

BAE Systems; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Barrow-in-Furness seeks an Assistant Project Leader to oversee design tasks and manage a team of designers. The role requires experience in structural design, CAD toolsets, and effective stakeholder communication. The company offers a competitive pension scheme and flexible benefits including health plans and shopping discounts.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Have an understanding of primary structures.
• Engineering or Designer / Draughtspersons background required.
• Experience of working within a Structural Engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the SSNA programme in delivering to schedule and quality.
• Responsible for the 3D integration of primary structures.
• Lead a team of designers with various experience levels.

Skills

Understanding of primary structures

Engineering or Designer / Draughtspersons background

Experience with CAD toolset

Experience working with various stakeholders

Education

HNC qualifications or recognised apprenticeship

Tools

CAD tools

Teamcenter

NX

Job description

Job Title: Assistant Project Leader – Hull & Outfit (Designers)

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. (Hybrid working 2 days a fortnight on site)

Salary: Circa: £47,551 (Commensurate with skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• In this role you will support the SSNA programme in delivering to schedule, cost, safety and quality
• You will be responsible for the 3D integration of primary structures and penetrations including outputs, manufacturing data, installation drawings, part lists and BoM maturity etc
• Supporting and leading a team of Designers who will have different levels of experience and knowledge across the Submarine business
• Responsible for the development of members of your team in your people management hierarchy e.g. PDR's, PDP, Quality / Code of Conduct discussions and training needs etc
• Collaborating with all stakeholder groups to solve problems and drive solutions between design requirements, spatial constraints, build and operability
• Supporting and working closely with NXGEN to ensure toolset capability matches programme needs

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Have an understanding of primary structures
• Engineering or Designer / Draughtspersons background
• Experience and knowledge of a CAD toolset
• Experience of working with various stakeholder
• Previous experience within a Structural Engineering, Structural Designer, Structural Draughtsperson Environment.

Desirable:

• Experience working through various design stages and build i.e. Concept and Detail Design
• Understanding of CAD modelling techniques and PLM toolsets e.g. Teamcenter
• HNC qualifications or recognise apprenticeship
• Experience of NX
• Experience of Integration of penetration

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Primary Structures Integration Team:

The Primary Structures Integration Team is responsible for the design of major steel structures and associated manufacturing outputs.

As an Assistant Project Leader you will report and support your Project Leader in delivering Designer tasks / outputs in line with SSNA / NXGD programme demands such as 2D and 3D structure models in the integrated NX environment. You will also be responsible for the development and management of the structures team. Career progression is actively encouraged within the team and across the business.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 17th November 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.