Availability, Reliability & Maintainability Engineer (AR&M)

BAE Systems; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in the UK seeks an Availability, Reliability & Maintainability Engineer to lead the AR&M team. This role requires extensive knowledge in AR&M disciplines and experience in the program lifecycle. The ideal candidate will join a collaborative team, engaging with various stakeholders. The position offers a range of hybrid working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package, including employee share plans and flexible health benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health benefits

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Must have extensive knowledge in AR&M and its relation to ILS and Safety.
• Experience in various phases of programme lifecycle is essential.
• Degree qualification in a relevant STEM subject is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the AR&M engineering team and provide technical expertise.
• Evaluate engineering changes impacting support deliverables.
• Produce all AR&M deliverables, including reports.

Skills

Extensive domain knowledge on AR&M disciplines

Experience delivering AR&M in program lifecycle

Knowledge of the engineering lifecycle

Product Safety awareness

Good communication skills

Education

Degree in a STEM subject

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Availability, Reliability & Maintainability Engineer (AR&M)

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Brough, Coventry OR Filton. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Negotiable depending on experience

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and guidance to the AR&M engineering team
• Provide technical expertise and a knowledgeable interface to suppliers and customers on AR&M matters
• Undertake the evaluation and sign-off of the impact of engineering change on support deliverables for systems and equipment
• Provide oversight of AR&M administrative functions to maintain records within the Support Engineering department and to facilitate ILS activities
• Produce the full range of AR&M deliverables, including the AR&M Case and Case Reports

Your skills and experiences

Essential

• Extensive level of domain knowledge over the full range of AR&M disciplines and how they relate to ILS and Safety
• Experience of delivering AR&M in appropriate phases of the programme lifecycle
• Knowledge of the complete engineering lifecycle
• Strong awareness of Product Safety and SHE
• Good communication skills and be able to interact with stakeholders
• Degree level qualification in a STEM subject

Desirable

• Submarine operator/maintainer experience
• Previous experience within an engineering background

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 AR&M and Supportability team

You will join a growing team of 13 individuals based across our sites at Brough, Filton and Barrow tasked with AR&M analysis and creating case reports against combat systems. This team completes their own AR&M analysis and produces their own reports and calculations to ensure the availability targets are being met for the systems of the submarine. There is a lot of collaboration and engagement required as part of this role therefore you will have the opportunity to liaise with a range of stakeholders from the MOD, Dreadnought Alliance system owners/designers, as well as external suppliers at design reviews and also the Combat Systems senior managers. Joining this team allows you to influence the design of the Dreadnought platform from a Combat Systems perspective as well mentor and coach new members of the team to support the capability further. We offer relocation support 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

Closing Date: 12th 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.

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How to apply

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• Register an account (this is optional, you can apply as a guest)
• Provide contact information
• Upload your cv
• Complete a short diversity & inclusion questionnaire

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