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About BAE Systems Saudi Arabia

BAE Systems Saudi Arabia operates as the UK Government’s nominated Prime Contractor under Government-to-Government arrangements. The company is responsible for providing equipment, support, and training to Saudi Arabia, which includes the maintenance of Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) aircraft and the training of RSAF and Royal Saudi Naval Force personnel. BAE Systems Saudi Arabia is dedicated to supporting the Saudi Arabian National Agenda, with a focus on Saudisation and the training and development of Saudi National capabilities.

The Role of EIS Manager

BAE Systems Saudi Arabia is seeking a full-time EIS Manager to join its team in Riyadh. This role is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering Entry into Service (EIS) and Site Acceptance events for Localising Typhoon Electronic Warfare Programming (LTEWP) with the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) customer. The EIS Manager ensures all technical, logistical, and programme readiness activities are completed for successful capability handover and formal milestone acceptance, offering a competitive salary.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and deliver LTEWP Entry into Service (EIS) and Site Acceptance events with the RSAF Customer, ensuring all activities align with corporate governance, EIS processes, and BAESSA Engineering mandates.
• Manage the full event lifecycle from planning and readiness through execution and closure, leading event maturity lifecycle activities in collaboration with UK engineering and programme teams.
• Track readiness criteria, technical dependencies, and risk mitigation to ensure event success, verifying that all required toolsets, support equipment, and infrastructure are received, installed, and commissioned ahead of events.
• Lead the structured handover of operational capability to the customer, coordinating milestone acceptance activities and documentation with customer representatives.
• Ensure acceptance criteria are clearly defined, met, and formally agreed in line with the LTEWP Acceptance test and handover plan.

Stakeholder Coordination and Compliance

The EIS Manager will coordinate cross-functional teams, including engineering, programmes, and customer support, acting as the primary focal point for internal and external stakeholders during EIS and acceptance events. This role requires close collaboration with the Head of Programmes to align event delivery with overall programme milestones. The manager is also responsible for ensuring all events are delivered in accordance with corporate policies, programme governance, and EIS frameworks, maintaining documentation, reporting, and Entry into Service Working group reviews, while identifying and managing risks, issues, and escalation paths.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Extensive experience working within regulated defence or aerospace environments.
• Proven experience in delivering Entry into Service, acceptance testing, or capability handover in aerospace or defence programmes.
• Strong programme or project management capability in complex technical environments.
• Experience working with military or government customers, ideally RSAF stakeholders.
• Ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering and operational teams.
• Demonstrated knowledge of site acceptance, commissioning, and readiness processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• An existing SCE registration or the ability to attain one.

Work Environment

This full-time position is based in Riyadh, operating within a dynamic defence and aerospace environment. The role involves working closely with UK engineering teams and various internal and external stakeholders to deliver critical capabilities.