Senior Through Life Data Exploitation Engineer

About the Role:

We are seeking a Senior Through-Life Support Engineer to help shape and deliver innovative support solutions for advanced air systems. This role focuses on developing digital support strategies and defining data-driven solutions that enhance the delivery of through-life services. Working across engineering and support functions, you will help ensure data and information are effectively managed, analysed, and exploited to improve system availability, optimise performance, and support long-term sustainment throughout the operational lifecycle of the platform.

Core Duties:

• Lead engagement with customers and industry subject matter experts to elicit, define, and capture the digital capability requirements needed to underpin the Through-Life Support (TLS) solution.
• Lead the development, maintenance, and delivery of the Through-Life Support Digital Strategy, driving the implementation of strategic objectives through the design and evolution of TLS solutions.
• Lead collaboration with system architects to develop model-based representations of the TLS digital ecosystem, ensuring alignment between operational, technical, and support requirements.
• Drive the integration of the TLS Digital Strategy across wider programme activities, ensuring requirements for IT systems, digital infrastructure, data management, governance, technologies, and C2&I capabilities are identified, communicated, and embedded.
• Lead the alignment of the TLS Digital Strategy with related programme, product, and service development strategies to ensure a coherent and integrated approach.
• Lead and coordinate the activities of a small team, providing direction, supporting planning and review activities, and ensuring the delivery of key milestones, outputs, and programme objectives.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Degree qualified in a relevant STEM discipline (Engineering, Mathematics, Science, IT) or equivalent professional experience.
• Proven experience leading and coordinating teams, providing technical direction, and driving delivery against strategic objectives.
• Demonstrable experience supporting and delivering digital transformation initiatives within complex engineering, technology, or support environments.
• Strong ability to engage with stakeholders and translate customer requirements, operational needs, and emerging technologies into clear strategies, roadmaps, and implementation plans.
• Experience applying Data Management, Data Standards, Data Modelling, Data Engineering, and Data Science principles, with an understanding of how data can be exploited to enhance support and service delivery.
• Knowledge of supportability and defence support frameworks, including experience with one or more of: UK MOD Knowledge in Defence (KiD), Support Solution Envelope 21 (SSE21), Integrated Logistics Support (Def-Stan 00-600), or ASD/AIA S-Series Integrated Product Support Specifications.
• Understanding of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies and tools, such as MooD, CAMEO, SysML, or MagicGrid.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, collaborate, and lead across multidisciplinary teams and customer organisations.

About the Team:

Join a growing team within our Air Sector that is shaping the future of Through-Life Support through digital transformation. The team is responsible for developing the digital strategies, architectures, and solutions that will enable data-driven support services across the lifecycle of advanced air systems. Working at the intersection of engineering, support, data, and technology, the team focuses on how information can be effectively captured, managed, and exploited to optimise system availability, performance, and sustainment outcomes. This is an opportunity to play a leading role in defining innovative support solutions and influencing how future support capabilities are delivered.

Why BAE Systems?

Build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, 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 be proud of the difference you make.

Inclusivity at BAE Systems:

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.

Important Information:

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.