Principal Manufacturing Engineer – Manufacturing Build Planning

Job Title: Lead Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Barrow – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: 45,628+ depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• To lead and manage a team; planning and co-coordinating their activities to meet departmental and business requirements
• To chair technical meetings and reviews, that support the Manufacturing Engineering end deliverables
• Liaise with and manage stakeholders, including Internal and External customers as appropriate
• Undertake appropriate peer reviews e.g. Audit compliance to mandated procedures etc
• To provide supporting information to Senior Management for determining the team resourcing requirements, and to maintain the correct manning levels in line with the agreed Engineering Plan

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Extensive Experience in a Leadership role
• Engineering lifecycle management experience
• Sound Stakeholder/networking experience
• Leadership quals e.g. ILM

Desirable:

• Engineering background
• Engineering trade – HNC/D
• SAP/Teamcenter

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive

The Manufacture Build Planning Team:

As a Principal level Manufacturing Engineer, you will lead and manage a team of manufacturing engineers responsible for delivering highly complex, cross discipline projects. You will be liaising with a wide range of high level external and internal Stakeholders and Team Leaders to successfully support the build project. This role will offer the opportunity for personal development and chances to progress a lasting career with BAE Systems.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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 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: 10th March 2025

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.

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 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.

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