Principal Manufacturing Engineer - Propulsion & Gearbox

BAE Systems
Preston
2 days ago
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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 principles for the gearbox team.
  • Drive 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 practices and ensure there is a design solution that is producible.
  • Manage workload scheduling, planning, personal performance, task management, delegation, activity delivery, 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 the ability to challenge and improve ways 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 analyze 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 program, 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 two 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 ensure 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.

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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