Senior IT Hardware Engineer

• 00103706

Job Title: Senior IT Hardware Engineer

Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak

Salary: Up to £51,380

What you’ll be doing:

• Producing detailed designs of hardware implementations from top level designs

• Specify and initiate procurement of hardware and manage receipt of deliveries and onward despatch as well as controlled transfer documentation

• Providing hardware design input to bids and studies

• Providing second line support to service delivery, investigating hardware issues, and providing solutions, where required, to maintain system availability

• Managing the hardware spares to support service delivery programmes and Reference Kit at Broad Oak and forecasting of spares levels and provision of spares including the identification of any concerning trends. Support the Systems and Software teams where required to resolve hardware issues found during project development

• Managing the configuration control of the hardware items

• Undertaking the creation of installation, modification and commissioning procedures relating to newly installed hardware

• Liaising with the Ministry of Defence Site Coordinating Installation Design Authority (SCIDA) to ensure that installations and modifications at site comply with their governance

• Providing day-to-day mentoring and technical support to the Early Careers engineers supporting programmes

Your skills and experiences:

• Breadth of knowledge and experience of hardware Systems Development Lifecycle on complex systems

• Knowledge and experience with PC & networking hardware. This includes cabinets, cabinet design, wiring schedules and power distribution

• Knowledge and experience in generation of design, test and installation documentation

• Knowledge and experience of IT tools, businesses approaches, practices and procedures including the standards for governance and compliance

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Training Services Group team:

As a Senior IT Hardware Engineer within Training Services Group, you will be responsible for the design, implementation, and delivery of the hardware engineering aspects of simulation technology-based programmes. This role works within a multi-disciplined engineering team consisting of systems, software, and hardware domains. A strong hardware engineering background is essential and experience in the development of IT based technology systems very desirable. The role will provide the opportunity to work on projects that will shape the future of training solutions for the Royal Navy and other international navies.

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.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

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