Engineer – Systems Engineering (Process, Governance & Assurance)

Job Title: Engineer – Systems Engineering (Process, Governance & Assurance)

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

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

• Contribute to the development of engineering Processes by supporting the identification, creation, and communication of processes that assist with the engineering lifecycle
• Assist in understanding how engineering Processes impact other areas of the business and help explain the importance of Governance within the engineering function
• Support independent Assurance activities to ensure design proving evidence is comprehensive, captured within the correct tools and documentation and has been endorsed by the appropriate level of authority
• Help support the preparation of estimates for scope, work, and resources to assist in bids, proposals, and project planning related to Processes, Governance and Assurance.
• Contribute to documenting knowledge of Process, Governance and Assurance, and assist in sharing this information with colleagues to help grow the team’s expertise
• Offer support to more senior engineers and assist with managing activities to ensure smooth planning and execution of engineering tasks that relate to Process, Governance & Assurance

Your skills and experiences:

• Degree-level qualification within a STEM field or equivalent practical experience
• Knowledge of Systems Engineering processes and practices and the correct recognition of the context of their work within the overall product of an academic basis underpinning the discipline
• Knowledge of the engineering lifecycle with experience operating in the phase relevant to the role and awareness of the entire engineering lifecycle
• A technical understanding of how your work in the Process, Governance and Assurance role contributes to the overall product, platform, or programme

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 Platform Complex Systems (PCS) team:

The PCS team is tasked with defining, implementing and managing original ways of working within a multi-disciplined environment to deliver complex, software-intensive systems for the BAE Systems Submarines, Dreadnought Programme. Your role will be to undertake Process, Governance and Assurance (PG&A) initiatives to enable the effective and efficient delivery of the engineering products for PCS throughout the engineering lifecycle. BAE Systems Submarines is experiencing a period of significant growth and we are now actively recruiting a variety of roles and specialisms to support our ongoing submarines programs which is critical to delivering our national endeavour. – We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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 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: 6th February 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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