Job Title:System Design AuthorityLocation: 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 £65,000 + bonus
What you'll be doing:Serving as the Design/Technical Authority, defining requirements, interfaces, and trade-offs to meet various needs while ensuring safety and design integrityCollaborating with external customers/stakeholders to shape requirements and act as an ambassador for training systems engineeringLeading technical design processes, focusing on compliance, system complexity, and schedule constraintsAssisting in defining technology and product strategy, ensuring alignment with goalsEnsuring products meet contractual, regulatory, and legislative requirementsAligning technical, courseware, and service delivery requirementsProviding technical support to project managers, balancing technical risk with cost and scheduleInfluencing future technology strategy and utilize common technologies across programsLeading internal design reviews and act as a technical focal point for reviewsCollaborating with other Subject Matter Experts to share information and provide challenge to proposalsLeading study proposals, including report-writing, presentations, and estimatingSupporting Research and Development (R&D) initiatives and business development and bid management activities
Your skills and experiences:Strong Engineering Governance Knowledge: Demonstrated understanding and experience in engineering governance practicesEffective Communication and Collaboration: Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with colleagues, team members, and stakeholders at all levelsSolution-Oriented Approach: Capable of proposing solution recommendations and trade-offs while ensuring understanding of technical risk and cost implicationsTechnical Design Leadership: Guide technical design processes with a focus on compliance, complexity, and cost/schedule constraintsStakeholder Engagement: Skilled in building strong relationships internally and externally, working across multidisciplinary teams and functional groups to resolve technical issuesInnovative Problem-Solving: Develop creative and innovative solutions based on analysis of multiple sources of information, considering stakeholder constraints and prioritiesSTEM Degree or equivalent and/or Chartered engineer is desirable
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 Simulation & Training Group:Offers the technical supervision required for the creation of designs, technologies, integration, validation, acceptance, and support. Because of the variety of work required in this role, there will never be two days that are the same, giving you plenty of opportunities for career progress.
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: 5th June 2024We 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-JP1#LifeatBAEsystems
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