About this role
Salary: £40,000 - 70,000 per year
Requirements: We need experience within the electrical discipline working with CAD modelling and Cable Management tools and processes.We need proven ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships, elicit and align complex business requirements, and influence stakeholders to resolve conflicts, ensuring successful agreement, implementation, and delivery of PLM objectives.We need an academic qualification in a STEM-related subject.We need the ability and willingness to become recognised as an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer through an appropriate recognised professional institution.Applicants must be able to meet our security and export control requirements, including Baseline Personnel Security Standard and, for some roles, higher levels of National Security Vetting with relevant UK residency expectations. Responsibilities: We shape and deliver electrical PLM solutions that support effective product lifecycle management across complex engineering programmes.We partner with engineering, IT, and project stakeholders to define requirements and embed best-practice PLM processes.We support the development of the Digital Thread, ensuring effective integration of engineering data and business systems.We oversee data governance, configuration management, and reporting to maintain compliance and support business performance.We act as a subject matter expert, providing technical guidance, mentoring, and continuous improvement recommendations across the organisation.We drive PLM across our Naval Ships business, ensuring effective management of product information throughout the entire product lifecycle.We support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of our PLM processes, policies, systems, and digital tools.We contribute to the successful adoption of PLM and Digital Thread capabilities through auditing, reporting, performance measurement, and delivery of product information and technical dashboards. Technologies: SupportSecurityNetwork More:
We are BAE Systems, offering a Senior PLM Engineer Electrical Systems role based in Portsmouth or Scotstoun with a flexible hybrid working pattern of 1-2 days per week on site. This role sits within our Outfitting and Electrical Information & Systems team in the PLM Capability Centre, supporting major maritime programmes across the UK. You will work across Naval Ships, Submarines, and Maritime Services, helping deliver innovative PLM and Digital Thread solutions that improve how engineering data is managed throughout the product lifecycle. We offer a supportive culture, meaningful work, lifelong learning, tailored rewards, and a strong commitment to inclusion, wellbeing, and sustainable ways of working.
last updated 29 week of 2026