BAE Systems

F-35 Airframe In-Service support team

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Job Title\: F-35 Airframe In-Service support team

Location\: Prestwick- Hybrid (2-3 days in office per week)

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

Referral Scheme Bonus\: £2,000

Grade\: PS5

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.

What you’ll be doing \:

In this role, you will support in-service aircraft by analysing inspection findings, assessing structural issues, and developing appropriate repair solutions. You will interpret technical data, provide guidance on repair and maintenance, and help resolve airframe-related queries. You will take on leadership and technical responsibilities while contributing to process improvement and engineering best practices. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders—including design, technical, and project teams—you will ensure effective, compliant, and coordinated delivery of engineering solutions.

Core duties\:

  • Respond to in-service queries related to BAES original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) airframe structures
  • Develop and issue repair instructions for structural queries
  • Provide technical and/or managerial leadership
  • Define, review, and improve engineering processes
  • Investigate and resolve structural issues effectively
  • Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including design, technical, and project teams

Essential Skills\:

  • Leadership experience in defence (or similar) with experience delivering customer outcomes
  • STEM degree or similar with structural analysis experience (or equivalent aerospace experience)
  • Experience with structural analysis methods and tools (e.g. Nastran, Abaqus, Hypermesh)
  • Knowledge of optimisation, fatigue, fracture, dynamics, and vibration analysis

The Fast Jet Sustainment Support Team\:

You will join a team of 17 delivering specialist airframe structural repair expertise, coordinating key activities to achieve defined objectives while maintaining high standards of quality, safety, health and environment (SHE), and service. In this role, you will act as a technical expert, providing leadership, guidance, and oversight across engineering activities.

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.

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\: 13th July 2026