Bills of Materials (BoM) Engineer

Rheinmetall AG; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land is seeking a skilled professional for BoM Management in Telford, Shropshire. The role involves creating and maintaining SAP Bills of Materials and ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and compliance within military vehicle manufacturing. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in engineering with hands-on experience in data management and governance, working within a high-performing team dedicated to delivering top-tier defense solutions.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Life assurance

Long Service rewards

Health cash plan

Employer pension contributions up to 10%

Salary sacrifice benefits

Access to discounts and cashback

Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally in defense or automotive.
• Proven experience in SAP ERP systems.
• Knowledge of industry regulations (MoD, NATO).

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain complex multilevel SAP Bills of Materials.
• Maintain and control SAP master data objects.
• Act as the interface between engineering, planning, procurement, and production.

Skills

SAP ERP systems

Engineering drawings interpretation

Data governance

Lean / Six Sigma

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP PLM

Microsoft Visio

Job description

Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land Ltd RBSL Ltd in Telford Shropshire

Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) is a defence engineering company based in the UK. We design, manufacture and support military vehicles used by the British Army and international customers.

We are building integrated teams who will drive excellence and deliver the best for our customers. As part of this team you will be given the opportunity to stretch and grow, and continuously develop in a dynamic and high performing group delivering a high status project.

Key Responsibilities:

BoM Management:

• Create, modify, and maintain complex multilevel SAP Bills of Materials (BoMs) in accordance with engineering drawings, specifications, and manufacturing requirements.
• Ensure BoMs are correctly structured and aligned with product lifecycle management (PLM) and engineering change management (ECM) processes.
• Support the release and configuration of prototype and production BoMs.
• Validate BoM accuracy for manufacturability and logistics compatibility in defence vehicle systems.

Master Data Governance:

• Maintain and control SAP master data objects: materials, BoMs, routings, production versions, classification data, and document info records (DIRs).
• Apply data governance standards to ensure consistency, accuracy, and compliance with internal procedures and defence regulations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to standardise and optimise master data processes across multiple programs and platforms.

Cross-Functional Support:

• Act as the interface between engineering, planning, procurement, and production teams to resolve BoM and master data issues.
• Support Engineering Change Requests (ECR) and Engineering Change Orders (ECO) through SAP change management tools.
• Contribute to data migration and system implementation activities during new product introductions or SAP upgrades.
• Drive continuous improvement of data quality, structure, and integrity through audits, reports, and root cause analysis.
• Ensure data structures comply with defence industry standards such as ITAR, MoD regulations, and internal quality systems (e.g. ISO 9001, AS9100).
• Support system enhancements and contribute to SAP projects (EWM, WM, PP, PLM integrations).

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS YOU SHOULD HAVE

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Significant experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally within the defence or automotive sector.
• Proven experience in SAP ERP systems, with deep functional knowledge of BoM, Material Master, and related transactions (MM, PP, PLM, WM/EWM).
• Understanding and interpreting of engineering drawings, manufacturing processes, and configuration management.
• Experience working with Engineering Change Management (ECM) processes and tools.
• Knowledge of product lifecycle concepts and industry regulations (e.g., MoD, NATO codification, export control).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Visio, and data reporting tools (e.g., SAP Query, LSMW, Winshuttle).
• Exposure to SAP S/4HANA, SAP PLM, or SAP Engineering Control Center (ECTR).
• Experience with defense-specific data standards (e.g., DEF-STANs, NATO STANAGs).
• Familiarity with document management systems and CAD integrations.
• Lean / Six Sigma or other continuous improvement methodologies.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

We want RBSL to be an employer of choice and for our employees to build a career they can be proud of with us. Through our contracts to deliver world-class products and support, we are able to offer great opportunities for personal development and career advancement through specialist technical roles, essential support functions and leadership positions.

• Competitive salaries reviewed each year against market
• Life assurance
• Long Service rewards with additional holiday
• Health cash plan
• Employer pension contributions up to 10%
• Salary sacrifice benefits including cycle to work and electric vehicles schemes
• Access to high street and gym discounts and cashback
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits