Trials Performance Analysis Engineer

Job Title: Trials Performance Analysis Engineer

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

Salary: Up to £50,000 dependent on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Co-ordinate trials planning activities for complex systems, ensuring that a trial maximises the opportunity to demonstrate compliance with the requirements associated with the system
• Support trials execution, providing technical support at the forward area, and to liaise with the Customer and their representatives. This may include off-site visits both in the UK and potentially overseas
• Conduct analysis of trial data and produce performance assessments for the system under test.
• Conduct trial simulation and performance studies.
• Apply a breadth of knowledge, skills and experience of Systems Engineering and company approaches, techniques and governance to Trials and Performance Assessment and resolve engineering issues and problems for a range of products and engineering situations, compiling technical reports and accompanying presentations as required
• Support System and Sub-System Design Authorities in the identification of problems occurring during trials and to aid the investigation process
• Assist in the development of analysis tools in support of system performance assessment

Your skills and experiences:

• Higher education (or equivalent experience) in a relevant Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline
• Understands engineering principles and approaches underpinning design and development activities and be capable of systems thinking, applying holistic approaches to complex problems
• Experience of presenting both technical and non-technical information in a formal setting
• Experience of multiple phases of an engineering lifecycle

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.

Torpedo Trials Team:

The Torpedo Trials Team support trials for both the Spearfish heavyweight and Sting Ray lightweight torpedoes. As part of the trials team, you will be responsible for the conduct, development and assessment of trials throughout the torpedo lifecycle. The trial team fulfil an essential role at the trial forward area including liaising with the MoD, Royal Navy and other trial stakeholders. In addition to the UK, we also work with the Norwegian authorities in support of their Sting Ray trials

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: 2nd July 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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