PLM Application Engineer

baesystems; Warton; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems in Warton is looking for a PLM Application Engineer to support, maintain, and enhance PLM application environments across global operations. You will work with vendors and internal stakeholders to deploy, configure, and certify enterprise applications, ensuring reliability and security while improving user experience.

The role focuses on installation/configuration on client devices, packaging for global catalogues, and supporting development, test, and production environments.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in application installation or support in Windows or Unix/Linux environments.
• Experience installing and configuring enterprise applications.
• Scripting experience: PowerShell, DOS, Unix, Perl, Javascript, SQL.
• Knowledge of software configuration management, specifically GIT.
• Customer service and stakeholder management within an IT environment.
• Knowledge of Siemens Teamcenter is advantageous but not required.

Responsibilities

• Work with vendors to support creation and evolution of application environments and infrastructure.
• Install and configure applications on client devices using various deployment methods.
• Support, enhance and develop documentation and knowledge base.
• Develop application configurations to improve processes and end-user experience.
• Package and certify applications for global catalogues.
• Support testing activities and deployments across development, test and production environments.
• Provide timely, accurate information to customers (internal and external).
• Perform defect resolution and patch updates.

Skills

Windows

Unix/Linux

PowerShell

Scripting

Customer service

Stakeholder management

Tools

Git

Siemens Teamcenter

Job description

Job Title: PLM Application Engineer

Location: Warton. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Referral Scheme: £1000

Grade: E

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

Job Description

The PLM Application Engineer is responsible for supporting, maintaining, and enhancing Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) application environments across global business operations. The role works closely with vendors and internal stakeholders to develop and evolve application infrastructure, ensuring reliable and efficient system performance. Key responsibilities include installing and configuring applications on client devices using various deployment methods, managing application packaging and certification for global software catalogues, and supporting deployments across development, test, and production environments.

The successful candidate will develop and maintain application configurations that improve business processes and enhance the end-user experience. They will contribute to the creation and continuous improvement of technical documentation and knowledge base materials, support testing activities, and provide timely, accurate communication to internal and external customers. The role also involves diagnosing and resolving application defects, implementing patch updates, and ensuring applications remain secure, stable, and fit for purpose while delivering high levels of customer satisfaction and operational excellence.

Core duties

• Work with vendors to support the creation and evolution of the application environments and infrastructure
• Installation and configuration of applications to client devices, using various deployment methods
• Support, enhance and develop the documentation knowledge base
• Development of application configuration to improve processes and end user experience
• Packaging and certification processing of applications in to global catalogues
• Provide support to testing activities
• Client application deployment and support into development, testing and production environments
• Provide information and feedback to internal or external customers in a timely, accurate and appropriate manner
• Defect resolution and patch updates

Your Skills and Experience

• Proven experience of working in an application installation or support role in either a Windows or Unix/Linux environment
• Installation and configuration of enterprise applications
• Scripting experience with Windows PowerShell, DOS, UNIX, Perl, Javascript, SQL scripting
• Knowledge on software configuration management, specifically GIT
• Customer service and stakeholder management experience within an IT environment
• Knowledge of Siemens Teamcenter would be ideal but not essential

The Engineering Future Capability team

You will be working as part of the Engineering Future Capability team, which consists of 5 professional engineers, supporting and implementing existing and future capability for engineering programmes across the air sector.

The work within the team is very varied and involves constantly evolving workstreams. This also includes additional work streams with major programmes to bolster the currently delivered toolset and provide increased development, release cadence and grow the product set sector wide.

Why BAE Systems

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

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: 12th October 2026