Senior Engineer – Asset Management

BAE Systems; Barrow-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense company is seeking a candidate in Barrow-in-Furness for a role focused on managing asset integration and supporting the project lifecycle. Candidates should possess qualifications in STEM fields and be adept at engaging with stakeholders. The role offers a salary starting from £42,215+, flexible working arrangements, and a range of employee benefits, including health plans and share options. This organization is committed to an inclusive workplace culture and provides relocation support packages.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Discounted health and wellbeing benefits

Relocation support packages

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing stakeholder relationships and ensuring smooth transitions.
• A strong understanding of maintenance strategies and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of Asset Integration activities for site and infrastructure projects.
• Manage the asset lifecycle ensuring effective integration into the asset management system.
• Liaise with key stakeholders within project and end-user functions.
• Implement post-handover asset management arrangements.

Skills

Qualified in a STEM discipline at HNC/HND level, or equivalent experience

Proven ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships

Familiarity with the full project lifecycle

Understanding of core asset-management principles

Experience in asset integration or pre-operations environments

Ability to interpret engineering drawings

Education

HNC/HND level in STEM discipline or equivalent experience

Job description

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: £42,215+ depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing :

• Support the delivery of Asset Integration activities for major site & infrastructure projects, to enable the smooth transition of assets from project into business as usual
• Support the management of the asset lifecycle from RIBA 1-7, ensuring maintainability, through life management arrangements & integration into the asset management system
• Liaising with key stakeholders within the project and the end-user function
• Implementing post-handover asset management arrangements

Your skills and experiences:

• Qualified in a STEM discipline at HNC/HND level, or possessing equivalent engineering, maintenance, or operational experience
• Proven ability to manage and engage with a range of complex stakeholder relationships
• Familiarity with the full project lifecycle
• Understanding of core asset-management principles
• Experience in asset integration or pre-operations environments
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and recognise system components

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 Asset Integration Team:

Our team sits at the heart of site engineering, guiding assets from the project phase into day-to-day operations. We make sure every asset has the right maintenance strategy, is properly captured in our asset-management systems, and has completed all required assurance steps. We also work to ensure regulatory obligations and maintenance requirements remain fully aligned. 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.

To be transparent, 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: 23rd December 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.