Mass Properties Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defence sector is looking for engineers to join the Weight Engineering Team, focusing on estimating and collating mass properties for submarine programmes. This role offers hybrid working arrangements and promotes an inclusive work culture, welcoming diverse backgrounds while providing competitive benefits, including a pension scheme and relocation support.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Share Incentive Plan

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Cycle2work scheme

Employee discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience working with large Electrical or Mechanical systems.
• CEng/IEng status or a clear pathway to achieving professional recognition.

Responsibilities

• Collate mass property data for weight control on submarine programmes.
• Support the Mass Properties Lead with reports for senior stakeholders.
• Interrogate CAD models for mass properties estimates.

Skills

Data analysis

Engineering data interpretation

Team collaboration

Statistical analysis

Education

Qualified in STEM subject

Tools

CAD packages

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Brough, Weymouth, Bristol, Portsmouth, Frimley, Manchester – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

What you’ll be doing:

• Collate mass property data for equipment and systems to deliver weight and centroid control on multi billion pound submarine programmes
• Support the Mass Properties Lead to aggregate weight and centroid reports and present the status to the Chief Naval Architect
• Collaborate with system design engineers to accurate estimate mass, centroid and design maturity of multiple mechanical and electronic systems
• Maintain a comprehensive database of parts mass properties
• Provide input to and lead weight saving strategies and maintain the list of weight risk and opportunities for each discipline area
• Interrogate CAD models to determine estimates for mass properties with associated uncertainties
• Utilise statistical analysis to provide a whole boat picture of weight risk and opportunity to senior leaders, stakeholders and our customers

Your skills and experiences:

• Qualified in STEM subject or extensive experience
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• IT literate in Microsoft packages, experienced knowledge in Excel
• Ability to understand and interpret engineering data
• Experience working with large, Electrical or Mechanical systems
• Data analysis experience including interpretation, visualisation, manipulation and presentation
• Experience of using CAD packages and programmes
• CEng/IEng status or a clear pathway to achieving professional recognition

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee 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. The Weight Engineering team are a specialist team who 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. 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: 15th July 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.