Warship Technical Authority - Ship Structures

Job description

Ship Structures Engineer – QEC WTA

Would you like to play a key role in the delivery of the Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carrier? We currently have a vacancy for a Ship Structures Engineer – QEC Warship Technical Authority (WTA) at our site in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

As a Ship Structures Engineer, you will be providing governance and oversight of engineering decisions that affect QEC Ship Structures. You will be undertaking a defined range of engineering activities, as well as supplying advice and support to the QEC Engineering team and other functions. You will be responsible for ensuring defined objectives are achieved whilst continually maintaining quality and service requirements.

This role will offer you the chance to work on one of the most prestigious and high-value defence programmes in the UK, with a broad set of challenges and activities. The role offers excellent career progression opportunities and you will be fully supported in your professional development.

Your main responsibilities as a Ship Structures Engineer – QEC WTA will involve:

Managing the efficient, timely and safe implementation of design change, including update and upgrade activities

Contributing to the maintenance of configuration control of QEC

Providing authoritative evidence to demonstrate that design intent has been achieved and ensure that the design change has been holistically integrated

Ensuring that the QEC Safety Case has integrity, is comprehensive, coherent and consistent

Collecting and collating evidence for Naval Authority Certification submissions

Identifying and proposing opportunities for the improvement of platform design

Providing feedback on data quality and associated risk

Advising the QEC WTA Lead Engineer on matters of ship structures including:

Ship structures

Shock

Constructive engineering

Dry-docking

Equipment shipping routes and methods

Your skills and qualifications as a Ship Structures Engineer – QEC WTA:

Essential:

Experienced naval architect, having demonstrable expertise in a number of the following areas – ship structures, shock, dry docking, constructive engineering, equipment shipping routes and methods

Degree qualified or equivalent qualification or experience in a relevant engineering/naval architecture discipline

Experience of working within the UK defence industry

Desirable:

Experience of commonly used ship structural analysis software and/ or Finite Element Analysis (FEA), preferably ANSYS

Demonstrable experience within warship design and support

Chartered Engineer status

What we're looking for in you:

You will be an excellent communicator at all levels, with the ability to articulate technical information effectively to a range of audiences. You will be logical and analytical in your approach to your work, whilst possessing practical problem solving skills.

Salary: Competitive

Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire

BAE Systems

BAE Systems is one of the world's leading global defence, security and aerospace companies. We work at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.

Maritime Services

Join us and help to define the future of global maritime defence capabilities. With approximately 3,500 employees based at five UK locations and a revenue of £650 million, we pride ourselves on employing the best professionals around and offer significant opportunities for committed employees to learn and grow with us.

From our headquarters in Portsmouth, we are proud to support the Royal Navy in global operations. BAE Systems Maritime Services delivers end-to-end support to over 50 per cent of the Royal Navy's surface fleet. Our services include ship upgrades, repairs, dockyard facilities management and provision of combat systems training. We also develop and support the Royal Navy's complex equipment, such as radar, torpedoes and small boats.

With our international programmes and core support to UK MoD Maritime, you could find yourself working on the iconic Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers, Type 45 Destroyers, Type 23 Frigates, Type 26 Global Combat Ships, Hunt Class Mine Countermeasure vessels, Offshore Patrol vessels, Historic ships and more. And with our development and support of complex equipment ranging from a Spearfish Torpedo to an Artisan Radar, the projects you'll be involved in will form the backbone of the UK Royal Navy for decades to come.

Join us and you'll be part of something important; something you can be proud of.

BAE Systems welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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