Naval Ships - Senior Engineering Manager - CMS and SI Sanitisation for

Senior Engineering Manager – CMS and SI Sanitisation

The Engineering Function within Maritime Naval Ships is pleased to announce this Leadership role to deliver the sanitisation of CMS and SI products on two UK MoD platforms to enable UK MoD to complete export sales (target platforms - HMS Bulwark and 1x Type23).

MoD dependency to support the sale and delivery of HMS Bulwark to Brazil delivering mid-2026 to allow handover and voyage to Rio. RFP received from MoD but submission now late due to resource availability. First contract expected at £3M on 1st Nov – significant reputational damage if we can’t submit, mobilise and deliver – with follow-on opportunities for further UK MoD Platform sales.

The role will also have accountability to cultivate growth opportunities either through international customers who purchase these platforms, or further UK MOD international sales.

These projects are expected to be highly complex from technical solution, execution and delivery team make up, drawing upon key teams across the Naval Ships business to successfully execute.

· Lead and coordinate a multi-disciplinary engineering team to bid and deliver 2 separate contracts into the UK MoD preparing HMS Bulwark for delivery to Brazil and HMS Richmond to Chile, enabling UK MoD Export sales.

· Financial and schedule accountability for the engineering activities undertaken to time, cost and quality.

· Ensures Combat Systems engineering procedures and policies are followed based on own knowledge of Engineering Management and the BMS.

· Full management authority, including performance reviews, pay decisions, recruitment, discipline, termination and other personnel actions.

Your main responsibilities as Senior Engineering Manager - CMS and SI Sanitisation will be to:

· Ensure essential procedures are followed based on own knowledge of Engineering Management based on NS Combat Systems engineering policies and procedures, in particular safety, security and design certification.

· Co-ordinate multi-disciplined product and engineering teams; leadership of engineering resources, delivery of packages of work/services, involving new products and/or complex upgrades, utilising new and existing technologies, requiring multiple interfaces with customers/suppliers or partners.

· Support the Business Development team to develop design solutions that are compliant and affordable, presenting to the business for agreement through the Technical Bid review process.

· Generate project engineering schedules and resource plans, establishing a mobilisation and steady state delivery strategy.

· Prepare for all LCM design reviews throughout the project, ensuring they are carried out via the approved tailoring statement for all Phases of the Delivery and Closure Stages (Phases 2C to 8).

· Prepare the formal customer design reviews, e.g. Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Reviews, Production Readiness and Test Readiness reviews.

· Co-ordinate multi-disciplined product and engineering teams; including leadership of engineering resources, delivery of packages of work/services, new products and/or complex upgrades, utilising new and existing technologies, requiring multiple interfaces with customers/suppliers or partners.

· Be a visible presence across the engineering teams, the project facilities, Combat Systems and customer sites, e.g. New Malden, Broad Oak, Portsmouth and Devonport Naval Base.

· Delivering the engineering tasks to time, cost and quality. Budget of projects is expected to be in the order of £10M, with several opportunities for growth with follow on opportunities – which this role will be accountable to grow, bid and deliver.

Your skills and qualifications:

· Knowledge of the Combat Management System product base and strategies.

· Experienced professional with extensive knowledge (min 10 years) of Engineering Management disciplines as they relate to Combat System design and development, e.g. Software, Systems, Integration, Hardware, Safety, Security and Transversals, and basic knowledge of other functions such as Commercial & Finance.

· Knowledge of the Combat Systems Equipment lifecycle from definition to in-service support.

· Understanding of the operational naval environment, ensuring our systems will be compliant with the requirements, relevant to operational theatre and fit for purpose.

· Able to develop innovative solutions to complex issues in a wider Business context.

· Recognised as an experienced Engineering Management practitioner within the local & wider Business.

· Awareness of the principles of naval battlespace architecting and how it applies to Combat Systems.

· Proven engineer, who can think creatively to overcome engineering, commercial and programmatic challenges

· Good commercial awareness and how it integrates within own project area.

· Degree qualified or equivalent experience, likely to be in a technology, engineering, science or IT related discipline

· Registered as CEng or other appropriate registration

· Member of a Professional Engineering Institute recognised by the Engineering Council, ideally working towards Fellow

Location: Portsmouth, New Malden, Frimley, Dorchester, or Filton.

Grade: GG13

Benefits: Our employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. We also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Some employees may also be eligible for an annual incentive

Our Naval Ships business

We design and manufacture a range of naval ships and state of the art combat systems and equipment, giving customers the capability to fulfil extensive naval operations. From offshore patrol vessels through to the latest City Class Type 26 frigates that we are building for the UK Royal Navy, and the Australian Hunter Class and Canadian Surface Combatant, we are a business that operates on a truly global platform and can offer a wide range of opportunities where you can play your part in these challenging and exciting projects.

Attracting and retaining the sharpest minds is essential for a globally competitive UK naval engineering business. Our aim is to recruit the very best talent and we welcome applications from a diverse range of people, from all backgrounds, with many different skills, experience and perspectives. We offer the flexibility you need to do what’s important to you, whether that’s job sharing, home working, or simply the ability to flex your start and stop times. Where practical, we’ll support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your full potential.

We are committed to supporting work life balance for all our employees and embrace a range of modern working practices, which aim to enhance flexibility for individuals whilst also enabling business performance. Flexibility provisions vary by role, but include; hybrid working arrangements, flexible working patterns and shift working.

We want to be the leading employer in defence and security for valuing diversity and inclusion. We care about difference in all forms and want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.

For more information on our Diversity & Inclusion work, please click here.

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

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks. Click here for more information on national security vetting levels.

Closes 07/11/2025