Support Engineer (RCM - Maint Design)

ZipRecruiter; Dalton-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor is hiring a Support Engineer in Barrow. This hybrid role involves providing technical leadership, ensuring the accuracy of maintenance designs, and engaging with stakeholders across various submarine programs. Candidates should have a background as a submarine nuclear operator or maintainer and the ability to analyze complex problems. Competitive benefits and a commitment to inclusive hiring practices are offered.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Background as Submarine nuclear operator or maintainer is essential.
• Ability to analyze complex problems is required.
• Experience in several lifecycle phases is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide ex-operator knowledge to assess and analyze system designs.
• Ensure technical accuracy of process instructions.
• Support stakeholder engagement in collaboration working groups.

Skills

Problem analysis

Knowledge of engineering lifecycle

Domain knowledge of Ships systems

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Support Engineer (RCM – Maint Design) Location: Barrow – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Negotiable, depending on experience

Responsibilities

• Provide ex-operator knowledge to assess and analyse; system designs, diagrams and information data, to ensure technical accuracy, process instructions correctness, and input for maintenance derivation outputs
• Provide technical leadership, coaching and mentoring of others
• Have a clear understanding of, and apply, the Quality and SH&E Management System documentation
• Support stakeholder engagement and attend collaboration working groups in support of BAES scope of work for maintenance design
• Provide estimates for the scope of work and resources required, to support bids, proposal development and project planning activities for maintenance design activities

Qualifications

• Essentials: Background as Submarine nuclear operator / maintainer
• The ability to analyse complex problems
• Knowledge of the complete engineering lifecycle and how support activities align to it, with some experience of operating in several lifecycle phases
• Extensive level of domain knowledge over the full range of Ships systems and how they relate to ILS and Safety
• Desirables: Knowledge of relevant Ministry of Defence (MoD), industry and corporate standards

Benefits

• You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan.
• You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive

The SQEP Team

You will join an established team tasked with the delivery and assurance of maintenance derivation work, maintenance task analysis, level of repair analysis and maintenance tasks instructions.

Role Collaboration

The role involves collaboration with a range of Internal and External stakeholders including industry partners across a number of Submarine programmes. There will be opportunities to grow, develop your skillset and build upon your knowledge to build a lasting career with BAE Systems. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Additional Information

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 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 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 , any 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 Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 16th September 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. LI-JM2 LI-Hybrid