Senior Detail Designer

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Job Title: Senior Detail Designer
Location: Scotstoun, Glasgow; or Broad Oak, Portsmouth. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: Up to £45,200 depending on qualifications and experience
What you’ll be doing:
Delivering design solutions in line with the design intent, ensuring consideration of through life stakeholders (e.g. operations, commissioning, support, RN)
Working within mandated design constraints such as design rules and acceptance requirements and managing non-adherence through the correct process
Coaching others on technical skills, guide and monitor trainees in their work required for vocational qualifications as delegated through Line Manager
May be required to perform a key technical role within the Design Organisation when required such as DOQA & Change Impact Assessor
Engaging regularly with key Detail Design stakeholders in engineering and wider supporting functions
Assisting the customer through the approval process as compartment or system owners for spatial design
Where appropriate, assuming Capability Champion role and share knowledge for discipline specific tasks
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
Experienced engineer in one following disciplines (Electrical, Structural, Outfit, Mechanical, Piping & HVAC)
Minimum HNC/HND in engineering, technology or science or equivalent experience
Experience in more than one phase of LCM, with sufficient experience of total LCM to enable awareness of adjacent phases / through life engineering issues
Desirable:
EngTech status or working towards IEng status (UK)
Awareness of Foran
Engineers at all levels should possess an academic qualification in Engineering or other related STEM subjects as well as specific (either academic or professional) qualifications and become recognised as Incorporated or Chartered Engineers through an appropriate recognised professional institution. Engineers are encouraged, and will be supported, to achieve the relevant accreditation. Preference will be given to candidates who are already professionally registered.
Benefits:
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Detail Design team:
Shape mission-critical naval innovations as a Senior Detail Designer, applying advanced 3D CAD expertise and technical leadership across Global Combat Systems programmes. With deep knowledge in one or more sub-disciplines, you’ll guide complex engineering outputs, verify designs, and support audit processes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams—from planning to operations—while driving technical excellence across CAD, PDM, and ERM integration. This high-autonomy role offers exposure to defence projects of global scale, empowering growth in one of Naval Ships’ largest delivery-focused disciplines. Be the expert others rely on.
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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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 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: 12 th August 2025 – Interviews for this position will take place week commencing 18 th August.
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Location:
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom
Category:
Engineering

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