Software Supplier Manager

Job title: Future Engineering Technical Supplier Manager

Location: Warton – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £47,683 – £52,426 (Commensurate with skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage the FESS subsystem design artefacts provided by the external FESS sub-system suppliers
• Responsibility for investigations into problems related to the supplier subsystem designs
• Support the integration of new capabilities into the FESS
• Creating and reviewing documentation to be used by the wider FESS team and customers
• Configuring supplier provided software to ensure that the application builds are successfully carried out on a regular basis
• Maintaining familiarity with all current tools /Software (SW) products / processes used within the team
• Managing your own time effectively to maintain tight programme timescales

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Strong engineering background
• Experience of system and software application design and architecture principles
• Understands modelling techniques and tools (UML, Enterprise Architect, XML/XSD)
• Experience of requirements analysis, elaboration and management tools (Rational DOORS)
• Experience of using configuration and version control tools (Rational ClearCase, Git)
• HNC/HND in a STEM subject or equivalent relevant experience

Desirable:

• Experience with database technologies (Oracle, SQL, etc.)
• Experience of software application builds and deployment

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Systems Design Team:

An exciting and rewarding opportunity has arisen within the fast-paced Systems Design Team, for a Software Supplier Manager.

As the Future Engineering Sub-System (FESS), Systems Design Supplier Manager, you will be the main point of contact between the ESS team and our external software suppliers.You will be working within the Systems Design team, managing the software design activities of the software suppliers to ensure it meets customers’ requirements and standards. You will be working to improve efficiency and quality of the FESS to allow optimal operation and providing feedback as early as possible to the team leader.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to analyse, solve and communicate complex technical problems and solutions. A self-starter with a collaborative, creative and agile approach, with a passion for innovation and problem solving, and a logical and analytical approach to their work.

This is a UK based role where you will work closely with the ESS Systems Integration test, Software development, Hardware and Operations teams.

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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also 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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 12 th May 2024

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.

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