Through Life Data Exploitation Engineer
// Role Summary
Join BAE Systems as a Through-Life Data Exploitation Engineer and pioneer progress in advanced air systems by shaping innovative digital support solutions. Drive data-driven strategies to enhance system availability and long-term sustainment.
// Key Responsibilities
- Develop digital support strategies for advanced air systems.
- Define and implement data-driven solutions for Through-Life Support (TLS).
- Collaborate with engineering, support, and IT teams.
- Capture, analyse, and exploit data to optimise system performance and sustainment.
- Support digital transformation initiatives in a defence environment.
- Degree qualified in STEM or equivalent experience required.
// Role Specification
About the Role
We are seeking a talented Through-Life Support Engineer to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering innovative support solutions for advanced air systems. This role is central to developing cutting-edge digital support strategies and defining data-driven solutions that significantly enhance the delivery of through-life services. You will work collaboratively across engineering and support functions, ensuring data is effectively managed, analysed, and exploited to boost system availability, optimise performance, and support long-term sustainment throughout the operational lifecycle of the platform.
Core Duties
- Engage with customers and industry subject matter experts to capture, analyse, and understand the digital capability requirements essential for underpinning the Through-Life Support (TLS) solution.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of the Through-Life Support Digital Strategy, actively supporting activities that achieve the strategy’s objectives through the design and implementation of TLS solutions.
- Assist in the development of innovative concepts and approaches for the application of digital technologies and data-driven capabilities within Through-Life Support environments.
- Support workshops, use case development, and stakeholder discussions to identify opportunities for digital transformation to optimise and improve support services compared to previous-generation platforms.
- Work closely with system architects and engineering teams to develop model-based representations of the TLS digital ecosystem.
- Support the integration of the TLS Digital Strategy with wider programme, product, and service development activities, ensuring all requirements related to IT, digital infrastructure, technologies, C2&I, data management, and governance are captured and effectively communicated.
- Contribute to ensuring strong alignment between the TLS Digital Strategy and other critical programme and business strategies.
- Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams to support the successful delivery of digital transformation initiatives and through-life support capability development.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Degree qualified in a relevant STEM discipline (Engineering, Mathematics, Science, or IT), or possess equivalent professional experience.
- Proven experience supporting digital transformation initiatives within engineering, technology, defence, or complex operational environments.
- Demonstrated experience working within a service delivery, product support, or sustainment environment, with a preference for aerospace, defence, or another highly regulated industry.
- A solid understanding of Data Management, Data Standards, Data Modelling, Data Engineering, and Data Science principles, with a clear appreciation of how data can be leveraged to enhance support and service delivery outcomes.
- 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.
- Awareness of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies and tools such as MooD, CAMEO, SysML, or MagicGrid.