Toolset Designer

Job Title\: Toolset Designer

Location\: Warton, Hybrid - 3 days per week + opportunity to travel to KSA

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary\: £59,491+ depending on experience

Referral Bonus\: £1,000

Grade\: F

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE\: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

Job Description\:

As a Toolset Designer, you will design, configure and support Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions used across advanced military aircraft programmes. Working primarily with Siemens Teamcenter Enterprise and Unified, you will develop workflows, lifecycles and engineering application solutions, translating business needs into functional designs. You will work across the software development lifecycle, supporting implementation, testing and issue resolution while helping ensure PLM solutions remain effective, integrated and aligned with engineering requirements.

Core duties\:

• Design, configure and support Teamcenter workflows, lifecycles and engineering application solutions, including functional specifications, data models, interfaces and security requirements
• Work across the software development lifecycle, providing technical guidance, resolving queries and supporting PLM build releases, testing and implementation.
• Provide specialist support for multi-faceted system incidents and problems, identifying solutions and configuring commercial or bespoke applications where required
• Collaborate with solution providers and engineering users to ensure PLM functionality integrates effectively across the end-to-end product lifecycle
• Monitor system performance and defects, investigating issues through to resolution while supporting enhancements and continuous improvement of PLM capability

Essential Skills\:

• Experience within an IT or engineering systems environment, with knowledge of engineering data and Product Lifecycle Management principles.
• Experience with PLM engineering toolsets such as Teamcenter Enterprise, Teamcenter Unified or similar, including workflows, lifecycles and configuration management.
• Technical experience across areas such as IT support, software testing and SQL scripting, with the ability to investigate and resolve multi-faceted system issues.
• Knowledge of ITIL terminology and experience supporting applications or systems throughout the software development and service lifecycle.
• Analytical approach to translating business and engineering requirements into technical solutions, working with users and wider technical teams to support successful implementation.

The Engineering Systems Competency Centre (ESCC) - PLM Design Team\:

You will join a collaborative IT community responsible for the governing, maintenance, and optimisation of the PLM software, applications, and infrastructure aiding developers to build, test, and deploy. The team works closely with delivery, business and technology stakeholders to enable successful change. This role plays a key part in strengthening PLM capability and working cross-functionally with hundreds of end users within the engineering function.

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 certainty 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 robust 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.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

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\: 22nd October 2026