Senior Requirements and Change Engineer

This role sits at the heart of the River Class Destroyers (RCD) programme, leading the development and delivery of support product requirements and change management to ensure a fully supportable, world-class naval capability. You will drive alignment between engineering, support and customer expectations, ensuring all deliverables meet contractual obligations with robust traceability and governance. By influencing stakeholders across the Global Combat Ship programme, you will manage complexity, mitigate risk and enable informed decision-making. Your work will directly impact the through-life supportability of the platform, protecting BAE Systems' reputation and ensuring successful delivery to the customer.

Core duties:

• Take a leading role in shaping and delivering the support product requirements and change strategy for the River Class Destroyers (RCD) programme - at the forefront of a complex and high-profile naval platform
• Ensure delivery excellence so that all contracted support outputs consistently meet or exceed customer expectations
• Drive effective requirements and change management, evaluating impacts and coordinating responses across multidisciplinary engineering and support teams
• Champion the integrity of support data by maintaining robust traceability, configuration control and compliance evidence across all Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) deliverables
• Act as the focal point for support change, representing the function at key governance forums including Change Boards and customer reviews
• Provide clear, insightful reporting on requirement status, progress and risks - enabling informed decision-making at senior levels

Do you have experience in Logistics?, * Engineering qualification (Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent) or relevant maritime experience, with a passion for delivering supportable, high-integrity systems

• Strong understanding of Integrated Logistics Support (ILS), requirements management and through-life support within complex engineering programmes
• Proven experience with managing requirements and change, with the ability to assess impacts and lead cross-functional resolution in a dynamic environment. Ideally including working knowledge of Windchill, JIRA and DOORS Requirements Management tools
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the resilience and drive to deliver high-quality outcomes under pressure with the confidence to influence, negotiate and collaborate at all organisational levels

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., The Global Combat Ship Export Team is a dynamic, collaborative group delivering critical supportability solutions to the Royal Canadian and Australian Navies. At the centre of complex international programmes, we support BAE Systems and its partners in a fast-paced environment, providing diverse lifecycle products where every day offers new challenges and opportunities. 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.