Senior Engineering Manager - Systems Engineering

BAE Systems; Barrow-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the BCCR Engineering team. This role involves overseeing engineering governance, interfacing with customers, and ensuring compliance with system requirements. You will play a pivotal role in shaping submarine capabilities for the future, contributing to the critical objective of achieving underwater superiority for the Royal Navy. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this forward-thinking company offers flexible working arrangements and a supportive environment for all candidates. Join us to make a real impact in the engineering field.

Benefits

Generous annual leave allowance

Paid sick leave

Flexible working arrangements

Group health benefits

Dental and vision benefits

Life insurance

Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) match

Qualifications

• Degree educated in a STEM discipline or equivalent experience.
• Chartered Engineer or actively pursuing membership.

Responsibilities

• Lead BCCR Engineering team and governance activities.
• Advise on capability solution proposals and compliance.

Skills

Leadership in Engineering

STEM Degree or Equivalent

Chartered Engineer Status

Capability Solution Assurance

Hazard Management

Education

Degree in STEM

Chartered Engineer or working towards

Job description

Job Description - Senior Engineering Manager - Systems Engineering (00126398)

Job Title: Senior Engineering Manager

Location: Barrow-In-Furness/Hybrid (Min 3 days on site) - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa - £75k (Commensurate with skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• The deployment, governance and maintenance of the BCCR Engineering Framework
• Configuration of the engineering baseline programme requirements and engineering artefacts
• Capability solution assurance and maturity compliance
• Deployment of the tailored BCCR ELCM framework and plan
• Control Account Manager (CAM) lead for the BCCR Engineering team

Your skills and experiences:

• Degree educated in a STEM discipline or Equivalent, or have evidenced based varied experience in engineering organisations at a department leadership level
• Ideally a Chartered Engineer or actively working towards Chartered Engineer membership
• Be able to advise, critique and make recommendations on capability solution proposals against derived system requirements
• Be able to interpret customer user requirements and advise their teams and BCCR Work Stream Leads on how these requirements can be derived and appropriately captured to status compliance
• Lead and advise on the programme Hazard Management and Product Security Meetings together with defining the criteria for 'acceptably safe' and 'secure by design' solutions

You’ll receive benefits including a generous annual leave allowance and paid sick leave. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, group health, dental, and vision benefits as well as life insurance – you may also be eligible for an annual bonus.

In addition, you will also be entitled to a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) company match of up to 5% of your annual salary.

The BAE Systems Capability, Capacity & Resilience (BCCR) Team:

Reporting to the SSNA BCCR Head of Engineering, the Engineering Manager shall apply their subject matter expertise and domain experience to lead the BCCR Engineering team in support of the BAE Systems Capability, Capacity and Resilience (BCCR) submarine programme through the adequate provision of process (and process like documentation) and the support to and undertaking of governance activities, strategies and designs. You will take a leading role interfacing with our customers, understanding their requirements and keeping them involved during product development, making a real contribution to shape and influence the submarine capability of the future that will support 'Our National Endeavour'. This role provides programme engineering co-ordination for the delivery of System Engineering, Product Integrity and Engineering Governance and Assurance in support of the critical UK MoD strategic objective to achieve underwater superiority for the Royal Navy. 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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 21 st May 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.