Principal Engineer – Support Engineering (AR&M)

TieTalent; Tewkesbury; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive

Job summary

A technology company is seeking a Principal Engineer in Support Engineering to lead the AR&M engineering team, ensure effective communication with stakeholders, and manage engineering changes. Ideal candidates will have a strong understanding of AR&M disciplines, a STEM degree, and experience in the engineering lifecycle. The role offers hybrid working and a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge across the full range of AR&M disciplines and how they relate to ILS and Safety.
• Experience 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 ability to interact with stakeholders.
• Degree-level qualification in a STEM subject.
• Desirable submarine operator/maintainer experience.
• Desirable previous engineering background.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and guidance to the AR&M engineering team.
• Provide technical expertise to suppliers and customers.
• Evaluate engineering changes on support deliverables.
• 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

Skills

Extensive knowledge across AR&M disciplines

Experience in programme lifecycle

Knowledge of engineering lifecycle

Awareness of Product Safety and SHE

Good communication skills

Education

Degree-level qualification in a STEM subject

Job description

Overview

Principal Engineer – Support Engineering (AR&M) at TieTalent. Location options: Barrow-in-Furness, Brough, or Filton. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements available. Salary: negotiable depending on experience.

What you’ll be doing

• Provide leadership and guidance to the AR&M engineering team


• Provide technical expertise and act as a knowledgeable interface to suppliers and customers on AR&M matters


• Undertake the evaluation and sign-off of the impact of engineering changes 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 knowledge across the full range of AR&M disciplines and how they relate to ILS and Safety


• Experience 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 ability 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, TieTalent and its partners offer employee share plans, a 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 sites at Brough, Filton and Barrow tasked with AR&M analysis and creating case reports against combat systems. This team conducts its own AR&M analysis and produces its own reports and calculations to ensure the availability targets are met for the systems of the submarine. You will collaborate with stakeholders from the MOD, Dreadnought Alliance system owners/designers, and external suppliers at design reviews, and with the Combat Systems senior managers. Joining this team provides the opportunity to influence the design of the Dreadnought platform from a Combat Systems perspective and to mentor and coach new team members. Relocation support across Submarines roles is available, subject to 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.

Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level


• Employment type: Full-time


• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology


• Industries: Technology, Information and Internet

Closing Date

Closing Date: 12th August 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

If you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.