Job Vacancy Flight Systems Assistant Engineer

Job title: Flight Systems Assistant Engineer

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

Salary: £30,571-£33,732 (dependent on skills and experience)

What you'll be doing:

• Liaising with the other Flight Systems Engineers and other discipline areas to support the day-to-day engineering design and development activities
• Liaising with other engineering and project areas in a collaborative environment to develop engineering solutions
• Performing engineering tasks dependent on lifecycle phase including requirements development, system and equipment design and development, modelling and analysis, system integration, qualification and certification, and testing
• Supporting numerous projects and platforms in both the Air and Maritime sector, covering a diverse range of mechanical, electrical and fluid systems
• Working with customers to support delivered systems and resolve issues

Your skills and experiences:

• 2 A-Levels or equivalent experience or qualifications in a relevant STEM subject (Aeronautical, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or Physics, Maths, Science)
• Competent in Microsoft Office packages and an ability to develop competence with more specialist toolsets as necessary
• Ability to communicate effectively through oral and written means and a good problem solving capability

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.

Flight Systems Future Aircraft team:

As a Flight Systems Assistant Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting the design and development of mechanical, electrical and fluidic aircraft systems such as landing gear, fuel, electrical power generation, crew escape, environmental control, thermal management, flying controls, and propulsion integration. You will be involved in aspects of the full engineering lifecycle which could include anything from concept, requirements definition, through design and development and providing in-service support

This role will provide the opportunity to develop knowledge and technical skills in the engineering specification, development, clearance and support of flight systems, as well as, consolidate core systems engineering principles, with exposure to different aspects of the engineering lifecycle and engagement with different interfacing disciplines, suppliers and Customers

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: 8th October 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.