Head of Manufacturing Engineering FCAS

BAE Systems Taleo; Lancaster; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems is seeking a Head of Manufacturing Engineering for FCAS at Warton, hybrid work with international travel. You will lead a ~45–90 engineer team through complex manufacturing challenges, shaping manufacturing for the UK Future Combat Air System and ensuring manufacturing readiness across GCAP and related programmes.

Role requires strategic leadership, strong programme management, and deep understanding of air sector manufacturing processes, design for manufacture, and alignment with

Qualifications

• Experience leading a large multi-disciplinary engineering team.
• Strong understanding of Manufacturing Engineering and programme delivery in complex environments.
• Knowledge of interfaces/dependencies between Manufacturing Engineering and other engineering, manufacturing and quality disciplines.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes in air sector at detail, major unit and final assembly stages.
• Familiarity with Design for Manufacture principles and influencing product design.
• Experience managing plans, deliverables, interfaces and dependencies within programmes.

Responsibilities

• Identify, define and allocate Manufacturing Engineering work scope with clear ownership.
• Forecast resource demand for the FCAS team and Edgewing JV staffing.
• Develop and execute Manufacturing Engineering solutions for the FCAS programme (GCAP).
• Provide Manufacturing Engineering services for UK FCAS Tech Programme enabling test articles production.
• Ensure GCAP digital tools integrate with Air Manufacturing toolset and meet quality policies.
• Contribute SME input into Schedule development and scope definition for GCAP.
• Define and deliver Manufacturing Readiness and de-risking activities.
• Engage with Core Manufacturing Engineering to apply best practices across activities.

Skills

Leadership of large multi-disciplinary

Manufacturing Engineering expertise

Programme delivery experience

Interdisciplinary interfaces knowledge

Design for Manufacture awareness

Planning, interfaces & dependencies

Job description

Head of Manufacturing Engineering FCAS-00138979
This vacancy is not currently eligible for the UK Employee Referral Scheme.

Description

This vacancy is open to permanent and fixed-term BAE Systems employees only. While agency workers have access to relevant permanent opportunities, this role has been designated as an internal opportunity and therefore only permanent and fixed-term employees of BAE Systems are eligible to apply.

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager. If you don’t feel you can talk to your Line Manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

Head of Manufacturing Engineering — FCAS

The Head of Manufacturing Engineering FCAS provides strategic leadership to a team of Manufacturing Engineers who will shape and then deliver a coherent and effective manufacturing solution for the UK Future Combat Air System This manufacturing solution will define the blueprint for manufacturing within the Air sector for decades to come.

In order to deliver the manufacturing solution, you will need to manage activities that are highly complex and cover significant breadth such as: air vehicle requirements, new technologies, facilities, IT toolsets, materials, tooling and manufacturing processes. All of which will need to be integrated to deliver an operational capability. You will need to influence the air vehicle design such that it can be effectively and efficiently manufactured.

This role reports to the Head of Manufacturing FCAS and requires technical and programmatic leadership of a team of circa 45 engineers (projected number by end of 2026) growing to 60 by the end of 2028 and 90 by 2030 (based on current IBP).

This role will provide you with the opportunity to develop your career within BAE Systems due to exposure gained across multiple business areas.

Your main responsibilities as Head of Manufacturing Engineering — FCAS will involve:

• Identify, define and allocate Manufacturing Engineering work scope across the team, ensuring clear ownership and responsibility working closely with Project Management to ensure integrated and credible schedules.
• Maintain an accurate forecast of resource demand for both the Air FCAS Manufacturing Engineering team and the BAE Systems staffed element of the Edgewing Joint Venture. Work with the BAE Systems Air Manufacturing function to ensure that Manufacturing Engineering resource is made available to meet that demand.
• Develop and execute the Manufacturing Engineering solution(s) for the FCAS programme, including GCAP.
• Provide a Manufacturing Engineering service to the UK FCAS Technology Programme delivering Manufacturing Engineering outputs which enable the manufacturing of test articles ranging from simple coupons up to full size test bodies.
• Ensure that the digital engineering toolset delivered for the GCAP programme can be used effectively by BAE Systems Manufacturing Engineering, integrates with the Air Manufacturing toolset and enables quality requirements specified by BAE Systems Manufacturing Engineering policies.
• Provide SME input into Schedule Development and in particular in the full definition of the scope of manufacturing engineering tasks for the GCAP programme, engaging with stakeholders to define hand in/ hand out requirements.
• Define and Deliver Manufacturing Readiness and de-risking activities for the programme.
• Proactively engage with the Core Manufacturing Engineering function to ensure best practice methodologies are developed and maintained throughout all Manufacturing Engineering activities deployed by the team.

Your skills and qualifications:

• Prior experience of leading a large multi disciplined engineering team
• Strong understanding of Manufacturing Engineering and programme delivery activities within complex engineering or manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of the interfaces and dependencies between Manufacturing Engineering and other Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality disciplines.
• Strong understanding of the manufacturing processes deployed in the Air Sector at detail, major unit and final assembly stages
• Understanding of Design for Manufacture principles and application and practical experience of use in influencing product design.
• Experience managing plans, deliverables, interfaces and dependencies within programme or project environments.
• Understanding of Manufacturing Engineering lifecycle activities including product development and production delivery/ build line support.
• Experience supporting compliance, assurance, governance or process improvement activities

Location: Warton (Hybrid — 4-5 days p/w on site) + international trips to Italy and Japan, circa once per quarter.

Grade: GG14

BAE Systems Air

If you’d like to make a real difference where it counts, BAE Systems is the place for you.

From keeping soldiers, sailors and pilots safe to helping countries prosper, from developing the next generation of supersonic aircraft to investing in the next generation of super-smart talent — at BAE Systems, we work together to give our customers an essential edge in protecting the things that really matter. Lives, livelihoods, ways of life.

As part of our Air team, you could be working at the edge of what is technologically possible, shaping the future to ensure our customers are ready to face challenges we cannot even imagine today. You could be developing and evolving the technologies that will defend the UK for generations to come and supporting our customers around the globe.

There are endless opportunities to grow at BAE Systems, and we will build upon the diversity of your experience through supporting your movement across our organisation. Our mission is to support our colleagues reach their full potential and so you’ll always find something new that will continue to inspire and provide an exciting and varied career that continues to play a crucial role in creating a secure tomorrow for generations to come.

We believe when you bring together different people and different perspectives it inspires creativity and drives innovation. It helps us fulfil our purpose and it’s integral to our culture. We want everyone to be heard and respected, allowing us all to develop in an inclusive workplace and thrive together. 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.

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.

Job

Manufacturing

Primary Location

Warton

Organisation

Air Sector (GSF)

Closing Date

02/Nov/26, 11:59:00 PM