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BAE Systems
Senior Maintenance Engineer-Planning
Portsmouth Hybrid 5-10 yrs exp Defense and Space Manufacturing 55,821 employees
Maintenance planningMaximoRoot cause analysisEngineering governanceData analysis
Requirements
Candidates must hold an ONC, HNC, HND, or degree in an engineering discipline, or possess equivalent relevant experience. Applicants are required to have specialist knowledge in mechanical or electrical engineering and experience with maintenance management systems.
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Maintenance Engineer (Planning)
Location: Portsmouth Naval Base – minimum of 3 days onsite per week
We offer a range of flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
Salary: Circa £46,000 (dependent on skills and experience)
Who We Are
Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.
From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.
Role Description
As a Through Life Engineer within the Central Planning Hub, part of Asset Management’s Maintenance Management Function, you will produce accurate, optimised maintenance work packages using industry-standard maintenance management toolsets. You will promote consistency and quality through standardised processes, robust engineering governance and the effective application of technical expertise.
Using defect trend analysis, maintenance data and material state insights, you will help improve work package accuracy, optimise demand planning and strengthen future forecasting. You will also drive continuous improvement by refining processes, enhancing data integrity and contributing to the development of maintenance planning toolsets, helping the business meet the evolving needs of both current and future customers
Core Duties
As a Senior Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for producing optimised work packages using scheduled information extracted from the Maintenance Management System and undertaking detailed root cause analysis of material state and failure trends, to enable work packages to be optimised. The role will provide you with the opportunity to work with various stakeholders both internally and externally. There will be opportunities for wider development within BAE Systems
As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home
Why BAE Systems?
Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can 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 proud of the difference you make.
A Place Where Everyone Can Thrive
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.
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.
Closing Date 2nd October 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Location: Portsmouth Naval Base – minimum of 3 days onsite per week
We offer a range of flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
Salary: Circa £46,000 (dependent on skills and experience)
Who We Are
Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.
From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.
Role Description
As a Through Life Engineer within the Central Planning Hub, part of Asset Management’s Maintenance Management Function, you will produce accurate, optimised maintenance work packages using industry-standard maintenance management toolsets. You will promote consistency and quality through standardised processes, robust engineering governance and the effective application of technical expertise.
Using defect trend analysis, maintenance data and material state insights, you will help improve work package accuracy, optimise demand planning and strengthen future forecasting. You will also drive continuous improvement by refining processes, enhancing data integrity and contributing to the development of maintenance planning toolsets, helping the business meet the evolving needs of both current and future customers
Core Duties
- Produce accurate, optimised maintenance work packages in MAXIMO using approved MMS data and technical documentation.
- Ensure work packages comply with maintenance policy, classification rules, statutory requirements and engineering governance through Gate Reviews and PDRLs.
- Analyse resource demand, task duration, maintenance history, costs and defect trends to improve forecasting and optimise demand planning
- Collaborate with Maintenance Engineers, Platform Teams, Ship Delivery, Supply Chain and Material State communities to align work packages and demand plans.
- Use automation and digital planning tools to improve scheduling, task sequencing, long-cast forecasting and early identification of programme risks.
- Monitor released work packages, ensuring safe completion, accurate UMMS/MAXIMO recording and effective close-out, with lessons applied to future planning.
- Support maintenance optimisation through performance analysis, failure data assessment, root cause analysis and Learning from Experience.
- Identify and resolve data-quality issues, contribute to toolset testing and fault-finding, and support digital improvements that enhance the end-user experience.
- Provide technical guidance and SME support, promote standardised planning practices, monitor performance metrics and drive continuous improvement for existing and future customers
- You’ll hold ONC, HNC, HND or Degree‑level education in an Engineering discipline, or have equivalent relevant working experience
- You’ll have specialist engineering knowledge and experience in a relevant subject area (Mechanical or Electrical)
- You’ll have a working knowledge of the Engineering Lifecycle
- You’ll be aware of and adhere to statutory regulations, including Information Systems, Safety, Health & Environment, and Security requirements
- You’ll have experience using Maintenance Management Systems including knowledge of problem solving and Root Cause Analysis techniques
As a Senior Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for producing optimised work packages using scheduled information extracted from the Maintenance Management System and undertaking detailed root cause analysis of material state and failure trends, to enable work packages to be optimised. The role will provide you with the opportunity to work with various stakeholders both internally and externally. There will be opportunities for wider development within BAE Systems
As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home
Why BAE Systems?
Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can 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 proud of the difference you make.
A Place Where Everyone Can Thrive
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.
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.
Closing Date 2nd October 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Education
Professional CertificateBachelor Degree
Skills
Maintenance planningMaximoRoot cause analysisEngineering governanceData analysisForecastingDemand planningTechnical documentationMechanical engineeringElectrical engineeringEngineering lifecycleStatutory regulationsPerformance metricsDigital planning toolsProblem solving
About BAE Systems
At BAE Systems, we help our customers to stay a step ahead when protecting people and national security, critical infrastructure and vital information. We provide some of the world’s most advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions and employ a skilled workforce of 107,000 people in more than 40 countries. From state of the art cyber threat detection to flight control systems that enable pilots to make better decisions, we never stop innovating to ensure that our customers maintain their advantage. This is a long-term commitment involving significant investments in skills. We also work closely with local partners to support economic development through the transfer of knowledge, skills and technology.
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