BAE Systems
Engineering Manager – Power & Propulsion
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Engineering Manager – Power & Propulsion
Engineering Manager – Power & Propulsion
Location: Scotstoun, other UK BAE sites can be considered – hybrid working with quarterly to monthly travel to Scotstoun or other UK sites. Salary: Up to £64,500 depending on skills and experience + bonus scheme
About BAE Systems
Join BAE Systems and be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll pioneer progress and protect what matters most. Deliver advanced defence, aerospace and security solutions to shape a safer future for all.
From the ocean’s depths to the far reaches of space, a career here has no limits.
Role Description
You’ll provide technical leadership, management, and engineering expertise across the River Class Destroyer (RCD) Programme’s Power and Propulsion discipline, delivering complex scope involving:
- New technologies
- Design changes
- Collaboration with customers, suppliers, and key programme stakeholders
Key responsibilities include:
- Ensuring design maturity while meeting cost, quality, schedule, and performance requirements.
- Coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams and resolving technical conflicts.
- Guaranteeing successful system and capability integration across the platform.
Core Duties
- Leading the Power & Propulsion discipline, ensuring:
- Maturity of design, requirements compliance, and integration
- On-time, -cost, and high-quality system, compartment, and spatial alignment
- Managing suppliers throughout the lifecycle from technical specification to contract award, design review, integration, and delivery
- Driving design development and programme execution, including:
- 3D model reviews and layout development
- Issue resolution and milestone achievement
- Maintaining delivery plans, managing risks and performance, and ensuring governance alongside stakeholder engagement
- Liaising across internal/external stakeholders, including:
- Detailed design teams
- Build yards
- Prime contractors
- Overseeing task assignment, progress monitoring, and performance reporting
- Coaching, developing, and leading a high-performing team of Engineers, fostering:
- Inclusivity
- Continuous improvement
- Professional excellence
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Essential Skills & Qualifications
- Technical expertise in power generation and propulsion system design, plus experience with:
- Project management
- Performance measurement
- Risk management
- Ability to manage high-performing teams, aligning goals, coaching talent, driving change, and maintaining scope, quality, cost, and deadlines
- Proven ability to resolve complex engineering conflicts, manage trade-offs, and negotiate successful outcomes collaboratively
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with clear communication to:
- Internal technical teams
- IPT leads
- Customers
- Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering (or relevant discipline), holding Chartered Engineer (CEng) status, or actively pursuing professional registration
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The Power & Propulsion Team
You’ll join a high-performing, trusted engineering team delivering critical systems for the River Class Destroyer Programme. Responsible for the entire propulsion train (gas turbines, gearboxes, shaft lines, couplings, sheaths) in an independent, fast-paced environment, supported by propulsion experts and directly accountable for vital ship equipment success.
Why BAE Systems?
- Limitless career growth with lifelong learning, meaningful work, and purpose-driven contributions.
- Rewards and support tailored to you and your family, including:
- Financial and personal wellbeing
- A balanced lifestyle
- Commitment to sustainability in an inclusive culture where everyone belongs and thrives.
A Place Where Everyone Can Thrive
BAE Systems is dedicated to building an inclusive workplace that values diversity of backgrounds and perspectives.
Security Note: Many roles are subject to security and export restrictions. Eligibility may depend on:
- Nationality
- Residency history
- Achieving Baseline Personnel Security Standard (or higher for certain roles).
Applicants must typically meet:
- 5–10 years of continuous UK residency for national security vetting.
Contact & Deadlines
Closing Date: 16th July 2026
Early applications are encouraged—vacancies may close earlier based on applicant volume. Submit now!
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