Engineer – Engineering Governance

Job title: Engineer – Engineering Governance

Location: Warton

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

Salary:£45,326 -£48,834 (Commensurate with skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

Working for the lead senior engineer, creating, and developing parts of the Engineering Operating framework and Governance Systems.

Creating policies and processes to help reduce risk and improve program efficiency and effectiveness across the international engineering teams

Create and deliver several parts of the assurance framework and auditing plan

Deploying policies and processes across the engineering organisation

Supporting a culture of continuous improvement.

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

Have a degree in a STEM subject or equivalent relevant experience.

Have knowledge of Engineering Governance principles ideally gained from at least one project.

Ability to travel (UK mainly with possible occasional international travel)

Desirable

Experience in working with at least one external Customer (e.g. UK MOD).

Experience tailoring and applying engineering processes, tools, and approaches to develop innovative and creative solutions, whilst meeting governance requirements.

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 leave incentive.

The Future Combat Air Systems Acquisition Programme (FCAS AP) Team:

An exciting and rewarding opportunity has arisen for an experienced Engineer working in Engineering Governance to join the Global Combat Air Programme/Future Combat Air System Acquisition Programme.

Working within the programme integration team, your role will involve supporting UK industry and International Partners in the creation, development, and deployment of parts of the Engineering Operating Framework and Governance System.

The ideal candidate will be proactive, collaborative with effective communication skills to influence, resolve and explain Engineering Governance matters to non-specialists and other engineers. This role provides an opportunity to join the exciting programme at its early stage and offers an excellent opportunity to represent BAE Systems and UK Industry on the international stage, helping to secure a long-term healthy business for the Nation’s Industrial Air Sector.

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.