Supportability Engineer
Location
Prestwick , United Kingdom
Air
Engineering
Experienced professionals
Job Title: Supportability Engineer
Location: Prestwick\- Hybrid 3\-4 days in office per week
We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role
Salary: £48,098
Who we are:
Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology\-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.
From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.
What you’ll be doing :
As a Supportability Engineer, you will influence reliability, maintainability, and supportability across programmes, applying fleet knowledge to current and future designs.
You will contribute to design\-for\-support strategies, define support requirements, and generate and manage supportability outputs across development and in\-service phases, using recognised engineering standards and best practices.
Core duties:
- Support engineering assessment and apply supportability principles
- Advise teams on supportability and maintainability considerations
- Assess design and in\-service data to inform support strategies
- Produce supportability outputs to international standards
- Ensure design changes and assess impacts on support solutions
- Evaluate safety requirements and impacts on support systems
- HNC/ Degree in Engineering, Aerospace/Aeronautics Engineering or equivalent experience in supportability/maintainability role
- Knowledge of reliability and supportability tools (e.g. LORA, FMECA, LSA, ILS, RCM)
- Knowledge of LCM (Lifecycle Management)
This team of around 20 spans multiple grades, ensuring supportability design across FCAS and GCAP, with a focus on lifecycle management, working closely with internal engineering teams and external stakeholders including the MoD, RAF, and international partners.
Why BAE Systems?
Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.
A place where everyone can thrive:
We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.
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: 11th June 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.
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