Liaison Engineer – Structures

Job Title: Liaison Engineer – Structures

Location: Halifax, NS

Salary: $85,206 – $106,389

What you’ll be doing:

• Deliver on-site engineering support to the shipbuilder at the client’s office in Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Represent the Structures domain team at workshops, reviews, and key meetings in Halifax
• Collaborate with the UK Structures Stage 1 Team (Senior EM and Structures TA) to resolve functional design challenges
• Work closely with the Detail Design community and equipment owners to address and resolve issues hindering shipbuilding and integration activities within the Structures domain
• Develop design guidance, including sketches and solutions for shipbuilding and integration queries, as required
• Provide Shipbuilder Field Service Engineers and BAE Systems Design Liaisons with necessary documentation (drawings, parts, documents) to support issue resolution.
• Regularly update and provide feedback to the client regarding the status of queries being resolved by the UK team

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Previous experience in leading a small design team
• Technical knowledge of the Structures domain, including Main Hull Structural Design and Major Equipment Seat Design (Cat A seats), with the ability to effectively address customer queries and provide clear guidance to the engineering team in the UK
• Commercial awareness with a solid understanding of subcontract boundaries, as well as key interfaces with the Shipbuilder, their customer/end user, and other subcontractors
• Registered Professional Engineer or actively working toward designation

Desirable:

• Knowledge of the use of Classification Society rules and processes, preferably Lloyd’s Register Naval Ship Rules
• Awareness of shipyard production and fabrication processes and issues

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a generous annual leave allowance and paid sick leave. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible and hybrid working, group health, dental, and vision benefits as well as life insurance – you may also be eligible for an annual bonus.

In addition, you will also be entitled to a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) company match of up to 5% of your annual salary.

The River Class Destroyer Structures team:

This role is based at the client’s (ISI) offices in Halifax, Nova Scotia, supporting the River Class Destroyer (RCD) Project. As the first-line engineering liaison to the Shipbuilder, you will provide hands-on support, consultancy, and guidance for all engineering queries related to the Structures domain. You’ll collaborate with the core Structural design team in the UK, who are responsible for the design and analysis of the RCD’s structural components, including LR NSR Rule-based design, Global & Local FEA, and major equipment seat design (Cat A Seats). You will be supported by a senior engineer in-country as part of your line management.

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: February 21st, 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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