Technical Lead - Detail Design

Job Title: Technical Lead - Detail Design Location: Halifax, NS What you’ll be doing: Lead the design team, applying technical expertise to complex design tasks Provide advice, guidance, and mentoring to team members, ensuring adherence to Detail Design processes and Design Management Systems (LCM) Identify and escalate complex design issues, advising on technical resolutions that impact program delivery Ensure all engineering deliverables meet standards, rules, and regulatory requirements Contribute to technical governance by ensuring compliance with the Quality Management process and supporting approvals for spatial designs and systems Provide expert technical advice to other professionals, technical staff, and customers, using judgment and experience to resolve issues based on best practices and precedent Your skills and experiences: Solid technical leadership and mentorship skills Expertise in Detail Design processes, Design Management Systems (LCM), and CAD tools Experience with designing in the structural or outft domain Ability to escalate and advise on technical issues impacting program delivery Posses a degree in Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, or related field Benefits: You’ll receive benefits including a generous annual leave allowance and paid sick leave. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, group health, dental, and vision benefits as well as life insurance – you may also be eligible for an annual bonus. In addition, you will also be entitled to a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) company match of up to 5%25 of your annual salary. The Detail Design team: This is an exciting opportunity to take on a key leadership role within Canada’s River Class Destroyer program and lead complex design activities in a collaborative, high-performance team. As the Technical Lead, you will lead a team of ten designers, ensuring the delivery of high-quality and cost-effective design solutions. You will provide technical expertise, guide team members, manage complex design activities, and ensure compliance with design standards and regulatory requirements. Your leadership will be key in delivering designs on schedule while maintaining the highest quality. 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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation. Closing Date: August 31st,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. #LI-SB1 #LI-Onsite

Lead a team of ten designers to deliver high-quality, cost-effective design solutions for the River Class Destroyer program. Provide technical expertise, mentorship, and governance to ensure all engineering deliverables meet regulatory standards and program schedules.

Requires a degree in Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, or a related field. Candidates must possess solid technical leadership experience and expertise in detail design processes, design management systems, and CAD tools.

• Annual leave allowance • Paid sick leave • Flexible working • Group health insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Life insurance • Annual bonus • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) company match

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• Technical leadership
• Mentorship
• Detail design
• Design management systems
• CAD tools
• Structural design
• Outfit design
• Engineering governance
• Regulatory compliance
• Marine engineering
• Naval architecture
• Program delivery
• Technical advice
• Quality management
• Technical Issues
• Export Control
• Technical Leadership
• Anxiety Disorder
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Design Management
• Disabilities
• Dyslexia
• Governance
• Leadership
• Marine Engineering
• Naval Architecture
• Quality Management
• Advising

• Engineering
• Management & Leadership
• Government & Public Sector
• Lead Detailer
• Marine Engineer / Architect
• Ships' Engineers
• Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

Minimum education

Bachelor’s degree

Minimum experience

5+ years

Apply by

Sep 1, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week