Principal Manufacturing Engineer – Propulsion & Gearbox

Job title:Principal Manufacturing Engineer – Propulsion & Gearbox

Location:Barrow-in-Furness or Huddersfield. The home site will be Barrow, but the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time on site in Huddersfield. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role

Salary:£45,648 – £56,000

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the design for manufacturing principals for the gearbox team
• Driving embodiment of learning from experience – Continuous improvement
• Develop strong relationships with our strategic manufacturing partner in Huddersfield to develop the manufacturing strategy and help influence the design of the SSNA gearbox
• Work with Engineering and academia to develop manufacturing best practice and ensure there is a design solution that is producible
• Manage workload scheduling, planning, personal performance, task management, delegation, activity delivering, configuration control stages and detailed gate reviews and governance of outputs prior to formal release

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience in Continuous Improvement – focusing on processes, fault finding, identifying improvements, creating and issuing updated, or new, Manufacturing Instructions and have the ability to challenge and improved way of working
• Strong understanding of Manufacturing principles
• Project Management experience
• Ability to stakeholder manage and interface between the design authority and the manufacturing authority
• Ability to analyse complex problems and identify critical issues
• Educated to HNC level with extensive experience in Manufacturing Engineering or to an appropriate degree with some Manufacturing Engineering experience

Desirable:

• Gearbox Manufacture or design experience from a Marine background

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave incentive 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 Propulsion and Gearbox Manufacturing team:

As the Principal Manufacturing Engineer – Propulsion & Gearbox you will be part of a new Submarine programme. This position will provide you with a diverse role where no 2 days are the same and you will have the opportunity to work alongside all trades. There will be career development opportunities within the Manufacturing Engineering Function. We offer relocation support across all Submarine 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:8th April 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.

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