AGE Delivery Engineering Lead

Job Title: AGE Delivery Engineering Lead

Location: RAF Coningsby (Full-time onsite)

Salary: £42,802

Referral Scheme Bonus: £1000

Grade: AB07

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be individual circumstances that impact this, so please discuss this with your line manager or HR Business Partner (HRBP).

If you don’t feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

What you’ll be doing:

• As subject matter expert, provide direction and guidance to the maintenance organisation of Ground Equipment in the UK and overseas for any issues or concerns raised

• Ensures planning, scheduling, controlling and reporting activities are effective to optimise Ground Equipment availability and meet budget and performance criteria

• Engagement with key external stakeholders to ensure requirements are fully understood and challenged

• Interpret data, trends and turn this into user-friendly outputs, written statements, visualisations and graphs etc.

• Working independently of other professionals, providing a service to the Demand Management Team(s) involving provision of advice, guidance and recommendations for future outcomes

• Represent the organisation, building strong relationships within the business, the customer base and suppliers

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Hold Mechanical / Electrical qualifications associated to Ground Engineering, previous RAF Trade Group 5 or Delivery Team experience introducing Ground Equipment

• Experience of MOD policies, National legislations and Supply Chain policy and processes associated to Ground Equipment

• Knowledge and use of Joint Asset Management and Engineering Solutions (JAMES), specifically generating maintenance forecast, modification, fault and spares reports

• Effective workload management to ensure all activities are managed in accordance with priorities as directed

Desirable:

• Previously qualified or hold a current competency as a Unit Level Tester and calibration of Test and Measuring Equipment

• Understanding of the Through life support (TLS) and the AGERD process for all new, upgraded or scrapped Ground Equipment

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 BAE Systems AGE Service Delivery Team (ASDT):

As the AGE (Aircraft Ground Equipment) delivery engineering lead, you will be reporting to the ASDT Group Lead working under the Supply Chain. You will be responsible for supporting multiple stakeholders and industry partners often in an independent role.

This is an exciting opportunity to provide subject matter expertise into new projects as well as existing solutions which have developed failures or require upgrading due to obsolescence.

The ASDT has recently been involved with exciting new projects aimed at net Zero, replacing fossil fuel ground power units with electric powered units is one such example. You will be working with multiple stakeholders and will be able to help drive and support changes to new technology associated to Ground Equipment.

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.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

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: 18th September 2025