Senior Commissioning Engineer – Mechanical

BAE Systems (New); Glasgow; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

Job Title: Senior Commissioning Engineer – Mechanical

Location: Scotstoun, Glasgow

Salary: Up to £45,000 depending on qualifications and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Setting to work of mechanical marine systems and equipment, across the whole ship platform to include Power and Propulsion, HVAC and Hotel, Fixed Fire Fighting, Hull & Deck, the ships machinery, and piping systems
• Acting as a Mechanical Authorised Person responsible for safe systems of work for platform systems to include isolations, permits, and safe progressive energisation of systems
• Carrying out audits and inspections of mechanical ships systems for handover to Commissioning, along with liaising with ship Operations and Design teams
• Writing technical documentation to support set to work and trails such as test forms, minor trials documentation, sea trials serials, and risk assessments
• Co-ordinating equipment manufacturers representatives, client, and acceptance bodies to successfully demonstrate acceptance of ships systems
• Using and analysing technical drawings and manuals to fault find ships systems, and liaising with design teams to resolve issues

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• HNC qualified in a technology, engineering or science related discipline or extensive experience in commissioning role
• Experience in Marine engineering or similar/comparable industries
• Good technical understanding in mechanical systems operation and design
• Good people skills and ability to work, coach, mentor and assist within a multi-disciplined teams and environments
• Ability to gain a Seafarers Medical Certificate

Desirable:

• HND or Degree in relevant engineering background with professional registration with engineering council
• Engineering Officer of the watch qualification through Merchant or Royal Navy
• Experience in mechanical marine systems

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 Commissioning Engineering team:

Join a large, growing team where you report directly to the Senior Commissioning Team Lead. In this dynamic, multidisciplinary environment, you’ll collaborate with key stakeholders from around the globe, attending Equipment Acceptance events that are crucial to our operations within the Type 26 programme. This role not only allows you to develop your marine engineering skills through comprehensive internal and external training but also opens up numerous career progression opportunities. It’s an exciting chance to grow professionally while contributing to a team that values innovation and excellence.

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.

Closing Date: 25^th April 2025 – Interviews for this position will take place week commencing 5^th May.

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.