Engineering Assistant

Job Title: Engineering Assistant

Location: Warton - Onsite

Salary: £31,672+ depending on experience

• Interrogating engineering databases in order to compile reference documentation to originate reports, originate materials and ordering complex information for others
• Liaising with all engineering teams and other functions in order for engineering to respond to engineering requirements, enquires and estimates, for example
• Designing and developing solutions to common or well-articulated engineering situations, problems and issues under close supervision and working as part of a team
• Learning how to apply knowledge to a range of engineering problems, administration tasks and issues. At this level is likely to be learning how to solve common engineering problems and how to apply standard engineering approaches and solutions to problems
• Shadowing and supporting Senior Engineers as they undertake their day to day tasks

• Strong written and verbal communication skills to support exchange of factual information
• Good IT skills with practical experience with computers such as spreadsheets, web‑browsers, word processing and power point presentations
• Basic familiarity of engineering activities and the design and development lifecycle of a product

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 GCAP Work Pack 1 (WP1) Data Management Team are a critical enabler for BAE Systems and our International Partner Product Teams maturing their system design activities. This is achieved through the provision of a range of services that facilitate secure management and sharing of classified data between Government Defence Ministries and Industrial Partners across UK, Italy and Japan. As the GCAP programme evolves the scope of the team is increasing as toolsets which underpin Data Management activities also change necessitating engagement with UK Government Departments to support seamless migration whilst also maintaining our service provision.

The Data Management Team are an integral part of the GCAP Engineering community both within BAE Systems and Internationally where the support and services provided are key enablers to international collaboration.

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.

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.

Closing Date: 22nd January 2026. 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.