Engineering Consultant (Through Life Data Strategy)

Job Title: Engineering Consultant (Through Life Data Strategy)

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Filton, Brough, Coventry. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Referral Scheme Bonus: £2,000

Grade: GG12

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 exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

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 acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

What you’ll be doing:

Lead the development and implementation of engineering-driven data strategies to enable evidence-based decision-making, asset performance optimisation, and reduced support costs

Define, in collaboration with support engineering disciplines, the data, tools, and platforms required to meet engineering and sustainment needs

Establish and oversee frameworks for data quality, integrity, traceability, and compliance with technical, safety, and contractual standards

Drive integration across PLM, ERP, LSAR, reliability, safety, and analytics environments to create a seamless digital thread from design through to in-service support

Partner with engineering leads, IM&T, and enterprise stakeholders to embed lifecycle-focused data practices and demonstrate value to the MOD and wider business

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

Degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems or equivalent technical discipline

Demonstrable experience in through-life engineering, supportability engineering or digital engineering in defence or similarly multi-layered engineering domains

Proven record of leading engineering-driven change or transformation involving digital tools and data exploitation

Desirable:

In-depth knowledge of the CADMID lifecycle, support engineering principles and relevant MOD/Def-Stan standards

Experience guiding engineering data integration initiatives from capture and governance through to analytics and decision support

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Information Knowledge Management Transition to Support team:

This is a newly created and highly strategic role, focused on shaping the future of data management for our Submarine programmes. As the fleet enters service, our focus is shifting from initial Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) data to the ongoing management and sustainment of data throughout the full lifecycle, spanning more than 30 years. You will play a pivotal role in defining and delivering the strategy and framework that make this possible.

Working at the forefront of a major growth area for BAE Systems, you will lead the development of a through-life data strategy that ensures the business is positioned for long-term success. This is an opportunity to directly influence how engineering and support data are structured, governed, and leveraged across the lifecycle of some of the UK’s most advanced engineering programmes. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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.

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.

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.