This programme has been designed to support people who have had a career break or are trying to transfer their skills in to a new sector or one they used to work in. We know that any gap in work experience or a move away from a sector or skill set makes it very hard to return or join through standard recruitment channels.

The roles in this programme tend to run on a 12 week work placement with a view to securing a permanent role at the end of that period. Although it’s not guaranteed, 96% of our candidates who join the programme go on to secure permanent roles with their host organisation.

As a candidate working with STEM Returners you have access to free CV writing and Interview coaching and if you are successful in securing the role you’ll get access to coaching and mentoring programme to help you thrive in the role.

If you meet the criteria for this role but are unsure if you are eligible for the programme, we encourage you to make an application.

The lead integration engineer plays a key role in ensuring that all engineering activities come together to reach the desired result for the customer for the flight sciences centre of excellence. This involves high levels of interaction and visibility both internally and externally, as well as a significant amount of responsibility.

As a lead integration engineer you will manage an integration team to work closely with the technical teams of flight sciences across multiple platforms to manage technical aspects of the programme and ensure that BAE Systems is delivering on its commitments throughout all phases of the lifecycle. This involves close collaboration with various contract teams to understand their requirements and ensure that there is a full harmonisation of efforts across the enterprise. As an integration engineer you will engage with a variety of different engineering teams and stakeholders across the flight sciences organisation, giving you a holistic view of the engineering work undertaken within the flight sciences organisation.

This is an exciting time to join the flight sciences team as an integration engineer as the organisation is expanding and evolving.

Your main responsibilities will involve:

• You will work with our engineering leads to propose, develop and deliver engineering products and solutions that meet our customer’s needs.
• You will take a leading role interfacing with our customers, understanding their requirements and keeping them involved during the life of the engineering programme.
• You will be able to influence a diverse and highly skilled community of engineers, whilst also interfacing with non-engineering functions across the business.
• You will oversee integration of systems at various stages of the lifecycle as well as ensuring our engineering output meets expected requirements.
• You will manage engineering contracts through the use of task management tools and be involved with planning budgets and tracking spend for your contracts.
• You will coordinate bidding for new contracts within the centre of excellence interfacing with the new business team to ensure bids are delivered to plan.
• As the flight sciences organisation is stood up you will be involved with generating improvement ideas and opportunities for the integration team and the way that we work.

Your skills and experiences:

• Experience of managing and influencing multiple stakeholders from different areas of the organisation.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate across different areas of the organisation and different functions to deliver objectives.
• Evidence based experience of management responsibilities, managing teams and senior stakeholders.
• Good communication skills across all levels of an organisation.
• Self-starter and pro-active but with the ability to work effectively in a team.
• STEM degree or equivalent experience.

Security Clearance requirements:

Eligibility for SC level security clearance is required – To be eligible for clearance you need to be a British National and have lived in the UK for the past 5 years with no breaks. Other Nationalities may also be considered, but 5 + years living in the UK is essential.

Location:

Warton