Engineering Manager – Product Assurance

Job Title: Engineering Manager – Joint Design Authority Programme Assurance

Location: Barrow-In-Furness

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:

• Leading the Dreadnought Alliance Tier 1 (SDA/Customer) Engineering Assurance; providing Engineering evidence and producing an Annual Engineering Assurance report
• Developing the Engineering Management Plan and the Engineering Assurance Management Plan for the Dreadnought Joint Design Authority (JDA)
• Management and oversight of the JDA Technical Governance
• Provide assurance that the developing Technical Risk Management arrangements within the Dreadnought Alliance reflect the current and future levels of technical risk within the programme

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Background in programme level engineering assurance
• Experience with governance and oversight of engineering programmes
• Degree qualified in engineering or STEM, or equivalent experience

Desirable:

• Maritime engineering experience or equivalent
• Experience working on complex programmes
• Experience in risk management

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.

The Joint Design Authority team:

The Dreadnought Alliance is a collaboration between Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems (BAES) and the Ministry of Defence to deliver the ‘Dreadnought Class SSBN’ programme. The scope of the Dreadnought Programme is the delivery of four SSBNs to the Royal Navy to maintain Continuous at Sea Deterrence (CASD).

The Engineering Manager is responsible for technical assurance across the Dreadnought programme. The role rationalises technical assurance activity across the Enterprise parties and will give you visibility at a senior level across the Enterprise.

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: 26th September 2024

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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