Sting Ray Weapon Design Authority

Job title: Sting Ray Weapon Design Authority

Location: Portsmouth (Broad Oak)

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 £60,000 depending on skills & experience

Referral Scheme Bonus: £1,000

Grade: GG11

You're expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development. We know there may be individual circumstances that impact this, so please discuss this with your line manager or HR Business Partner (HRBP). If you don't feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE: Should you be invited for interview, you will be giving consent for the Recruitment team to contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

What you’ll be doing:

Ensuring that the torpedo system design meets required functionality, corroborated with supporting evidence demonstrating requirement, safety, security and legislative compliance

Co-ordinating the definition and planning of system integration, testing and acceptance

Leading integration of sub-systems in order to realise integration of the complete Sting Ray torpedo weapon system

Collaborating and liaising with Sting Ray sub-system Design Authorities, ensuring sub-systems are available to the system integration programme as required

Supporting the System Design Authority in attaining customer acceptance of the weapon system

Providing authoritative technical insight to the broad Sting-Ray technical team in terms of weapon requirements and integration dependencies

Apply and champion the Systems Engineering principles outlined in ISO 15288 throughout system design, integration and acceptance

Your skills and experiences:

Seeking a seasoned professional with:

Strong background in System Engineering and complex product development

Experience working with stakeholders and proven track record in system integration

Higher education degree (or equivalent) in a STEM field

Expertise in:

Systems Engineering principles and approaches

Relevant standards such as ISO 15288

High-level design methodologies like UAF, NAF, SysML, or UML is beneficial

Experience in:

Leading and working with large-scale complex system designs

Requirements management and traceability using contemporary tools (e.g. IBM DOORS Next)

Underwater weapons systems, which would be advantageous

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 Sting Ray team:

In your capacity as the Weapon Design Authority you will be part of the Sting Ray technical leadership team, directly supporting the System Design Authority and engaging with all other sub-system Design Authorities. You will use your in-depth knowledge of Systems Engineering and system integration to tackle challenging engineering problems ensuring the delivery of an integrated and functional lightweight torpedo product ahead of in-water trials.

This role is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your skills and invest in your career journey. You will be supported in growing your knowledge across contemporary and emerging fields such as Model Based Engineering (MBE and MBSE), Digital Thread, Digital Twins, Future Air Dominance solutions and Underwater Battlespace solutions.

Working together with both internal and external stakeholders, such as the British and Norwegian Armed Forces, and the UK Ministry of Defence, to guarantee alignment and engagement while promoting product improvements, such as technology upgrades and obsolescence resolution, to extend the life of the weapon system.

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.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

Closing Date: 8th of May 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.