Engineer – Weights Engineering

BAE Systems (New); Preston; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Weights Engineer, where you'll play a vital role in estimating and managing mass properties for multi-billion-pound submarine programs. This position offers the opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary team of engineers and data scientists, ensuring the safety and design integrity of submarines. With a focus on innovation and inclusivity, you will contribute to projects that make a real difference while enjoying a range of flexible working arrangements and comprehensive benefits. If you're passionate about technology and engineering, this is the perfect opportunity to advance your career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Degree in a Technology based discipline is essential.
• Experience in data handling and analysis using Excel, VBA, and Python is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Utilising CAD systems for weight estimations and managing data during ballast installations.
• Responsible for undertaking submarine unit surveys and supervising weights events.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Data Analysis

VBA

Python

Data Visualization

Education

Degree in Technology based discipline

Tools

CAD systems

Job description

Job Title: Weights Engineer

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

Salary: Circa £37,000 depending on skills and experience.

What you’ll be doing:

• You will be utilising CAD systems to produce detailed weight estimations.
• Be responsible for undertaking submarine unit surveys.
• Undertaking physical weights on supplier sites.
• You will be managing and supervising weights events at our Barrow-in-Furness site.
• Managing data collation during ballast installations.

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Hold a degree in a Technology based discipline.
• Have good experience using Microsoft Excel to handle large data sets.

Desirable:

• Have experience using VBA and Python for data analysis.
• Preferable experience of working with or around data visualisation.
• Experience using complex mechanical or electronic systems.

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 Weight Engineering team:

The Weight Engineering Team are a multi-disciplinary Team of Engineers and Data Scientists who estimate, collate and present mass properties data for a number of multi-billion-pound submarine programmes. Together, they are a specialist team that play a critical role in the whole boat design and assuring whole boat safety. 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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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: 30th April 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.