Undergraduate Supportability Engineer

Industrial Placement Maritime Services Supportability Engineer

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base (Hampshire) or Filton (Bristol)

Join our Maritime Services Team to become part of the only provider of complex warships, while providing the Royal Navy with its most advanced and powerful attack warships. Our end-to-end Maritime Services range from warship availability, equipment and facilities management to training, product development, and through-life support for radar, torpedoes, and small boats. Every role makes a difference, you will make a difference.

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.

What you will be doing

As an Industrial Placement Supportability (IPS/ILS) Engineer, you will develop an understanding of different aspects of supportability engineering and its application to projects within Maritime Services. Working alongside experienced engineers, you will participate in engineering analysis and assist in the creation and subsequent delivery of contractual deliverables and progress recording & reporting.

You will develop a breadth of knowledge and experience in supportability engineering, including conducting and analysing maintenance requirements, defining spares and tools to support the maintenance, generating task information, and relevant IPS/ILS outputs contributing to providing a cost-effective support solution.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage own tasking to meet task deadlines, quality standards, and cost
• Participate in Learning from Experience workshops
• Screening and integration of engineering information into the project-controlled toolsets, thereby helping to ensure the integration and accuracy of the ILS dataset is maintained
• Ensure that any Product Safety issues observed during your work are raised at the earliest opportunity
• Support review and assessment of conformance of OEM technical information against the Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) etc.
• Comply with statutory requirements, regulations, and company procedures, including SHE and ITAR

Skills

As a minimum requirement, you’ll need to be on track to obtain a 2.2 in your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or Mathematics.

Opportunities for Growth and Development

We encourage employees to explore projects beyond their primary responsibilities, providing them with diverse experiences. With a wide range of products and a multinational presence, there are ample opportunities for employees to engage in various projects and initiatives.

Community Involvement

In addition to professional development, BAE Systems values community engagement. Employees are encouraged to participate in community projects, STEM initiatives, and employee resource groups, offering valuable learning experiences outside of their regular roles.

Retention and Career Development

Recognising the importance of retaining talented individuals, we offer sponsorship, career development support, and high-potential development programs. These initiatives aim to help employees plan their careers effectively and provide opportunities for accelerated development for those who demonstrate aspiration, ability, and performance.

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.

Inclusivity within our recruitment process

We 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.

Our Environmental Responsibility

As a future-focused business, we’re committed to changing the world we live in for the better. Our target is to achieve net zero emissions by 2030, we’re innovating new ways to develop on-site renewable electricity and setting ambitious targets for water consumption and waste generation.

Export Control/Security

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.