Through Life Support - Maintenance Specialist

BAE Systems; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company seeks a Through Life Support - Maintenance Specialist to work in a hybrid capacity. Responsibilities include supporting maintenance operations and advising on design aspects. Essential qualifications include experience in a PT145 environment and an HND or equivalent in relevant engineering fields. The role offers competitive salary, flexible benefits, and opportunities for career growth in an inclusive work culture.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Private health plans

Discounted health and lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• Experience of aircraft maintenance operations and processes.
• Capable of carrying out preventative and corrective maintenance activities.
• Experience in both peacetime and deployed environments.

Responsibilities

• Deputising for the Maintenance System Design Lead during absences.
• Supporting development and integration of maintenance support system architecture.
• Advising design teams on maintainability, regulation, and certification.
• Contributing to the definition and validation of maintenance concepts.
• Identifying opportunities to optimise system design and support solutions.
• Supporting creation of maintenance task analysis and technical publications.
• Providing technical input into supportability analysis and ILS deliverables.

Skills

Aircraft maintenance operations

Experience in PT145 or part M environment

Aerospace Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Avionics

Education

HND, Degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

Job Title: Through Life Support - Maintenance Specialist

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

Salary: £47,683 + Depending on Skillset

What you’ll be doing:

• Deputising for the Maintenance System Design Lead during periods of prolonged absence, ensuring continuity of governance and strategic direction.
• Supporting the development and integration of the through-life maintenance support system architecture across the product lifecycle, aligning with engineering, programme, and support functions
• Acting as an internal maintenance subject matter expert, advising design and programme teams on maintainability, regulation, certification, and sustainment considerations
• Contributing to the definition and validation of maintenance concepts, including planned and unplanned interventions, operating environments, tooling, diagnostics, and support equipment requirements
• Identifying opportunities to optimise system design and support solutions through the application of maintenance best practice, regulatory compliance, and cost-effective sustainment strategies
• Supporting the creation of maintenance task analysis, authoring strategies for technical publications, digital maintenance instructions, and integration with the Digital Thread.
• Providing technical input into supportability analysis, trade studies, and Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) deliverables including Level of Repair Analysis, RCM, and FMECA

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Experience working in a PT145 or part M environment
• HND, Degree or equivalent qualification in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Avionics, or a related discipline
• Experience of aircraft maintenance operations, processes, and carrying out preventative and corrective maintenance activities, in both peacetime and deployed environments

Desirable

• Military background
• Maintenance, repair and overhaul 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 Maintenance & Continuing Airworthiness (M&CA) team:

The Maintenance & Continuing Airworthiness (M&CA) team is small, specialist team, that make up part of the larger Through Life Support team which encompasses other capabilities such as Supportability, Through Life Engineering, Training, Supply Chain and Mission Enablement. The team works collaboratively internally across our tri‑national organisation and externally with the customers to deliver its outputs.

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.

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: 9th 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.