Trials Engineers (Electrical/Mechanical), Portsmouth

Trials Engineers (Electrical/Mechanical)

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Job Title:

Trials Engineers (Electrical/Mechanical)

Location:

Portsmouth Naval Base

Salary:

Up to £41,000 (dependent on skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

Demonstrate an understanding of design

principles

to ensure the detailed compilation of Assurance Documentation reflects the customer’s requirement in accordance with PAG BMS process

Have an understanding of all engineering disciplines, specialising in the Electrical & Mechanical Platform tasks from design documentation and existing ship’s fit for specific maintenance/defect repair procedures that require certification; detailing the pass/fail criteria as necessary

Compile, collate and present to any customer inspecting authority the portfolio of evidence containing all Assurance Documentation (including Test Forms, certification, reports and DVD / Photographs)

Apply knowledge, skill and experience in order to resolve issues associated with the design and outfitting of Weapon & Marine Engineering equipment and systems

Provide best practice guidance to the Project’s Team (PEM / IWT / COM / WTA) and other external authorities

confident

when engaging with customers, outside authorities and peers encompassing all forms of communication, to discuss technical issues and

challenges

that may affect Projects

Inspect and present detailed reports to advise project teams on all aspects of all engineering equipment and systems in accordance with current BMS

Ensure all work meets Quality Procedures and Product Safety standards

Your skills and experiences:

Mechanical/Electrical Engineering qualification and equivalent experience

Requires broad understanding of Weapon, Combat Systems and Marine engineering systems, as fitted to RN Warships, and factors that may affect their performance

Requires a broad understanding of the

principles

of assurance and acceptance processes in use in BAE Systems and of Product Safety engineering practices

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 Platform Assurance Group team:

Platform Assurance Team is responsible for conducting and reporting on inspections on RN vessels for all Newly installed and legacy equipment during upkeep periods as part of the vessel regeneration process. These activities include conducting engineering inspections, compiling detailed reports and ensuring installations have been installed in accordance with technical specification.

The role

will give you the opportunity to be at the forefront of Platform availability and an integral part of highly skilled and technical team

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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

30th January 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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Location:: Portsmouth
Job Type:: FullTime
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