Principal Manufacturing Engineer – Infrastructure in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria

Energy Jobline CVL; Dalton-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the UK seeks a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to oversee complex manufacturing projects. You will be responsible for converting industrial concepts into requirements, managing project delivery, and defining infrastructure needs. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background with experience in stakeholder management. This role offers competitive benefits and the opportunity to work on innovative submarine technologies.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health and wellbeing benefits

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• HNC/D or equivalent in Construction, Engineering or Project Management.
• Knowledge of submarine operations/trade domains advantageous.
• Stakeholder management and submarine sector networking experience desirable.
• Experience managing complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Convert industrial capability concepts into defined requirement strategies.
• Manage delivery of allocated scope, including planning and scheduling.
• Define facility and infrastructure requirements in collaboration with the Senior Requirements Manager.
• Contribute to the development of future manufacturing processes.
• Support the evolution of submarine build methods.

Skills

HNC/D or equivalent in Construction, Engineering or Project Management

Knowledge of submarine operations/trade domains

Stakeholder management experience

Experience managing complex projects

AutoCAD and SolidWorks skills

Background in engineering or project oversight on major facilities

Education

HNC/D or equivalent in Construction, Engineering or Project Management

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Job Title: Principal Manufacturing Engineer – Infrastructure

Location: Barrow-in-Furness (On-site)

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

• Convert industrial capability concepts, infrastructure needs and technology plans into defined requirement strategies and business cases
• Manage delivery of allocated scope, including planning and scheduling work packages in line with annual and quarterly milestones for future facility development
• Define and develop facility and infrastructure requirements in collaboration with the Senior Requirements Manager, supporting implementation of a new Production Line Operating Model using RIBA LCM
• Contribute to the development of future manufacturing processes by creating process maps, analysing data, resolving technical queries and providing measurable improvements
• Support the evolution of submarine build methods while maintaining an understanding of existing production practices
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with facility owners, senior leadership, subject matter experts and key stakeholders across internal and external organisations
• Translate engineering design intent into manufacturing engineering outputs to support facility capability development, ensuring documentation accuracy and compliance

Your skills and experiences:

• HNC/D or equivalent in Construction, Engineering or Project Management
• Knowledge of submarine operations/trade domains (Coatings, Build, Test & Commissioning), Engineering, or Infrastructure/Facility Management is advantageous
• Stakeholder management and submarine sector networking experience desirable
• Experience managing complex projects, programmes or portfolios; AutoCAD and SolidWorks skills beneficial
• Background in engineering or project oversight on major facilities, including configuration and systems management

Benefits:

• Competitive pension scheme
• Employee share plans
• Extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts
• Annual incentive eligibility

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Build & Test (SSNA Infrastructure) team: As a Principal Manufacturing Engineer, you will work with a team delivering complex, cross-discipline manufacturing projects, ensuring methods of manufacture, assembly, and repair meet safety, quality, cost, and delivery targets throughout the product lifecycle. You’ll apply your expertise to ensure design intent is achieved in operations, manage resources to support project delivery, and balance stakeholder demands across Manufacturing Operations and Programme teams. This is a key leadership role focussed on driving capability, compliance, and operational excellence. 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 thought, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a 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 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 in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 11th November 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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