PLM Application Engineer

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence; Carnforth; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job description

Job Title: PLM Application Engineer

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+ depending on skills and experience

What you'll be doing:

The role will be hands-on working as part of a team of technical specialists who work collaboratively and responsibilities include:

1. Working with vendors to support the creation and evolution of the application architecture
2. Installation and configuration of application servers for hosting of large-scale multi-tier applications
3. Configuration of interfaces between component parts of the application
4. Support, enhance and develop the documentation knowledge base.
5. Data migration activities
6. Support to testing activities
7. Application deployment into development, testing and production environments
8. Support of development, testing and production environments
9. Provide information and feedback to internal or external customers in a timely, accurate and appropriate manner ensuring that key messages are communicated effectively.
10. Defect resolution and patch updates

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

1. Proven experience of working in an application installation or support role in either a Windows or Unix/Linux environment
2. Experience in IT application infrastructure and hosting
3. Installation and configuration of application servers (e.g. Apache HTTP Server, Tomcat)

Desirable:

1. Knowledge of Siemens Teamcenter would be ideal but not essential
2. Knowledge and experience of Microsoft SQL Server
3. Scripting experience either Windows PowerShell/DOS Batch files, UNIX scripts, SQL scripting
4. Knowledge on software configuration management, specifically GIT
5. Experience of working in the engineering environment

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 Air Sector - ESCC - engineering systems competency centre Team:

You'll be part of the Air Sector's Engineering Systems Competency Centre (ESCC), working within the Digital Engineering Programme on the Air PLM project. This is a fast-paced and collaborative team, supporting a wide variety of work driven by frequent application releases and ongoing business change.

The team fosters a friendly, open culture and works closely with both internal stakeholders and external industry partners to drive innovation, share expertise, and embed best practices across BAE Systems. You'll have the opportunity to learn new skills, work on impactful projects, and contribute to the evolution of digital engineering capabilities within a supportive and knowledge-rich environment.

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 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: 25th April 2025

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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