Simulation & Training Deputy Project Engineering Manager

BAE Systems Canada; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Join BAE Systems as a Project Engineering Manager (Deputy) in Portsmouth, offering a flexible working environment. You'll support key engineering activities, ensure compliance with policies, and improve processes while working within a multidisciplinary team focused on mission-critical solutions for the Royal Navy.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering delivery and monitoring processes.
• Ability to manage work packages, including tracking and reporting.
• Skilled at promoting collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the Type 26 Project Engineering Manager in engineering activities.
• Lead integration and requirements management for Type 26 Training Solutions.
• Oversee engineering work packages from bid to delivery.

Skills

Engineering lifecycle understanding

Process monitoring

Collaboration in multidisciplinary teams

Strong communication

Work package management

Safety and quality commitment

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Title: Project Engineering Manager (Deputy)

Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £57,000 depending on skills and experience, plus bonus scheme

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting the Type 26 Project Engineering Manager (PEM) in all engineering activities to ensure delivery against cost, time, and quality requirements
• Ensuring all engineering work is delivered in compliance with BAE Systems engineering policies and processes
• Leading integration, testing, acceptance, and requirements management for Type 26 Training Solutions
• Providing accurate estimating, forecasting, progress tracking, and status reporting to the PEM, System Design Authority, and Project Manager
• Maturing and improving engineering policies, processes, and documentation relevant to the programme
• Championing a strong safety culture across all engineering and delivery activities
• Overseeing engineering work packages from bid stage through to delivery, ensuring integration with LCM methodologies
• Supporting financial delivery and identifying cross-contract efficiencies to improve programme performance

Your skills and experiences:

• Solid understanding of the full engineering lifecycle (bidding, design, build, integration, implementation)
• Experience monitoring engineering processes and ensuring delivery against milestones
• Background in manufacturing or engineering delivery, ideally with hands-on build experience
• Skilled at working within multidisciplinary teams and promoting collaboration
• Strong communicator, able to explain technical concepts to non-technical colleagues
• Experience managing work packages, including estimating, tracking, and reporting
• Committed to safety, quality, and continuous improvement
• Engineering degree or equivalent and/or relevant experience

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 Simulation & Training team:

You'll be joining a highly respected, multidisciplinary team made up of systems engineers, media designers, and simulation specialists, delivering fully integrated training and simulation solutions for the Royal Navy. These solutions are mission-critical, enabling naval personnel to safely and effectively operate ships and systems without the need for live sea trials.

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.

Closing Date: 16 th July 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.

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