Jobtitle:Principal Manufacturing Engineer – Propulsion& Gearbox
Location:Barrow-in-Furness orHuddersfield. The home site will be Barrow, but the successfulcandidate will spend the majority of their time on site inHuddersfield. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible workingarrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options forthis roleSalary:£45,648 –£56,000
What you’ll bedoing:
- Lead the design for manufacturing principals forthe gearbox team
- Driving embodiment of learning from experience –Continuous improvement
Develop strong relationships with our strategicmanufacturing partner in Huddersfield to develop the manufacturingstrategy and help influence the design of the SSNAgearboxWork with Engineering and academia to developmanufacturing best practice and ensure there is a design solutionthat is producibleManage workload scheduling, planning, personalperformance, task management, delegation, activity delivering,configuration control stages and detailed gate reviews andgovernance of outputs prior to formal releaseYour skills andexperiences:
Essential:
- Experience in Continuous Improvement – focusing onprocesses, fault finding, identifying improvements, creating andissuing updated, or new, Manufacturing Instructions and have theability to challenge and improved way ofworking
Strong understanding of ManufacturingprinciplesProject Management experienceAbility to stakeholder manage and interface betweenthe design authority and the manufacturingauthorityAbility to analyse complex problems and identifycritical issuesEducated to HNC level with extensive experience inManufacturing Engineering or to an appropriate degree with someManufacturing Engineering experienceDesirable:
- Gearbox Manufacture or design experience from aMarine background
Benefits:
You’ll receive benefits including a competitivepension scheme, enhanced annual leave incentive and a Companycontributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access toadditional benefits such as flexible working, an employeeassistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you mayalso be eligible for an annualincentive.
The Propulsion and Gearbox Manufacturingteam:As the Principal Manufacturing Engineer –Propulsion & Gearbox you will be part of a new Submarineprogramme. This position will provide you with a diverse role whereno 2 days are the same and you will have the opportunity to workalongside all trades. There will be career developmentopportunities within the Manufacturing Engineering Function. Weoffer relocation support across all Submarine roles, subject tomeeting eligibilitycriteriaWhy BAESystems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a realdifference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that valuesdiversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll beempowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from allbackgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who arecurrently 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 asinclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition(for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that mayaffect your performance in certain assessment types, please speakto your recruiter about potential reasonableadjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems aresubject to both security and export control restrictions. Theserestrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, anynationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birthcan restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within theorganisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve BaselinePersonnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levelsof National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on thevetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningfulsecurity vettingchecks.Closing Date:8th April 2025We reserve the right to close this vacancy early ifwe receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if youare interested, please submit your application as early aspossible.#LI-MS1
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