Graduate Maritime Services Naval Architect Engineer

BAE Systems; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company in Portsmouth is seeking a Naval Architect to design structural changes for naval ships and assess their stability. The ideal candidate will hold a degree in Naval Architecture or related fields and will be involved in critical maintenance and repair activities. This role offers a competitive pension and extensive employee benefits in an inclusive environment.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum 2.2 in Bachelor's or Master's degree in related field.
• Experience with stability analyses and structural changes.
• Proficiency in specialist software for ship design.

Responsibilities

• Design structural changes and conduct analyses.
• Participate in inclining experiments for stability assessment.
• Contribute to dry docking and inspection of ships.

Skills

Naval Architecture

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Stability Analysis

Repair Solutions

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Naval Architecture/Ship Science/Maritime Engineering

Job description

Overview

Naval architects don't just design and build ships; we are essential to keeping them safe throughout their life as well. Our understanding of ship design allows us to make critical decisions on maintenance and repair as well as integrating into them new capabilities that give the Royal Navy the advantage.

Responsibilities

• Designing structural changes, including using FEA.
• Taking part in inclining experiments to assess the stability of ships.
• Contributing to stability analyses using specialist software.
• Contributing to the dry docking of ships.
• Helping inspect ships to understand their state of repair and come up with repair solutions.

Qualifications

As a minimum requirement you\'ll need to have obtained, or be predicted to obtain, a 2.2 in your Bachelor\'s or Master\'s degree in Naval Architecture/Ship Science/Maritime Engineering.

About the employer

A modern, data-driven organisation based in Portsmouth Naval Base, delivering a diverse support portfolio to customers including the Royal Navy, incorporating the highest standards of safety, quality and performance. Safe and well-governed delivery methods, underpinned by our facilities, tools, people and processes, enable us to provide reliable, agile and professional support to warships at home and overseas. With people and our culture at the very heart of everything we do, it is an agile and dynamic environment providing exciting challenges every day.

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.

Benefits

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