Senior Engineering Manager - Trident Engineering

BAE Systems; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to oversee the Trident engineering scope. The role involves ensuring technical baselines are maintained, managing US design products, and aligning designs with customer requirements. The ideal candidate will hold a degree in engineering, be a Chartered Engineer, and have expertise in their engineering discipline. Benefits include a competitive salary and flexible health plans. This is an on-site role in Barrow-in-Furness.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified or time-served professional, ideally a Chartered Engineer.
• Strong technical breadth and depth across projects and contracts.
• Up-to-date awareness of commercial and technical developments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure defined technical baseline for Trident engineering scope.
• Manage the use of US design product in the build process.
• Align consumed product with assured design through technical recommendations.

Skills

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Engineering discipline expertise

Commercial and technical awareness

Business and customer requirements understanding

Education

Degree in Engineering

Job description

Senior Engineering Manager - Trident Engineering

Location: Barrow-in-Furness (On-site)

Salary: £70,000+ depending on skills and experience, plus car allowance and bonus

What you’ll be doing:

• Ensure the Trident engineering scope has a defined technical baseline that is set, maintained, and transitioned into service in line with the DN contract
• Manage and assure the consumption of the US design product (under the Polaris Sales Agreement) through BAE’s systems, processes, and toolsets into Build and Commissioning
• Engage with and support MoD technical leads to align the consumed product with an assured design, applying BAES Engineering processes
• Govern technical recommendations for design changes to the US scope of supply, securing customer approval and leveraging wider BAE SQEP expertise where needed
• Support the MoD in ensuring the Trident engineering product is controlled and matured through BAE processes, where required, to support certificates of design
• Manage the long-term sustainment of Trident Engineering SQEP, while developing enhanced SQEP levels and greater independence

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Degree-qualified or time-served professional, Chartered Engineer (CEng)
• Subject Matter Expert in an engineering discipline, with strong technical breadth and depth applied across projects, programmes, and contracts
• Recognised specialist with up-to-date awareness of commercial and technical developments in their field
• Applies solid understanding of business and customer requirements to deliver effective outcomes

Desirable:

• Management of multidisciplinary teams and activities
• Involvement across design certification and resolution of build issues
• Proven experience in financial oversight and contract management

Benefits:

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 Trident Engineering team:

Trident Engineering will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team, ensuring full delivery of the engineering scope associated with the installation, testing, and commissioning of the Trident weapon system. The team will work in close collaboration with the Dreadnought Alliance and project teams (TSPT and DSST) to ensure Trident capability is delivered in line with the agreed Design Management Arrangements. 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 that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Security and Vetting Requirements: 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:

20th January 2026

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.

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