Supportability Engineer

Supportability Engineer-00136372 This vacancy is eligible for the UK Employee Referral Scheme. Amount: £2000

Description

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

Referral Scheme Bonus: £2,000

Grade: PS4

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

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

Essential Skills:

• 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)

The Supportability/Maintainability Team:

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.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

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: 3rd November 2026

Job

Engineering

Primary Location

Prestwick

Organisation

Air Sector_new

Closing Date

03/Nov/26, 11:59:00 PM

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