Engineering Manager – Systems – CSIS Tools & Tech

Job title: Engineering Manager

Location: Portsdown Technology Park, Portsmouth

Salary: Circa £70,000 depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading the important engineering activities which enable the Maritime Integration & Support Centre (MISC) tools and technologies to be delivered to our customers. To include liaising with a wide range of stakeholder including the NCSISS – (Naval Ships Combat Systems Integration Services) programme, Professional Services portfolio and wider customers to determine the scope of work, schedule, priorities and subsequent delivery of work
• Monthly Cost Account Management (CAM), Resourcing reviews and effective reporting
• Driving delivery of engineering-led documentation and deliverables, including technical reviews, producing statements of work and producing and maintaining of management plans
• Ensuring adherence to engineering governance and process, including continued Secure By Design assurance of the MISC Integration Support Environment
• Supporting the engineering team with the delivery of engineering tasks as needed
• Close engagement with the MISC Senior Technologist to develop and embody future technologies and strategies, enabling the MISC’s exciting growth opportunities

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Proactive leadership of an engineering team with a significant amount of autonomy and empowerment to deliver the required services and outputs
• Experience of engineering management, work package or cost account management
• Sound understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle, including both Software & Hardware development, plus transverse engineering (e.g. Security Assurance, ILS)
• Good understanding of virtualisation technologies

Desirable:

• Ability to grasp emergent technologies and understand how these can be applied to the existing or future integration tools (e.g. Machine Learning)
• Good understanding of IP networks (protocols, switching & routing)

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.

MISC Tools & Tech team:

This role will lead the engineering tasks carried out by the MISC Tools & Tech team, acting as the team’s Engineering Manager, as well as carrying out some of the engineering tasks. The majority of these tasks are associated with the development and maintenance of the Integration Support Environment at the MISC, located at Portsdown Technology Park.

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: 27th 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.