Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Dimensional Management in Barrow-in-Furness

Energy Jobline CVL; Barrow-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer specializing in Dimensional Management to work in Barrow-in-Furness. The role involves collaborating with design teams to uphold quality standards in submarine design and production. Candidates should have a background in metrology, along with skills in engineering drawing interpretation. Competitive salary and benefits including flexible working arrangements are offered.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Health and lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• Strong foundational knowledge in metrology principles required.
• Ability to work collaboratively within engineering teams is essential.
• Experience in shipbuilding is a plus but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Identify and manage key quality characteristics in design outputs.
• Provide recommendations on the manufacturability of designs.
• Support the design and development of products through GD&T analysis.

Skills

HNC / STEM or equivalent trade experience

Detailed understanding of dimensional measurement systems and metrology principles

Ability to interpret engineering drawings and/or CAD models

Job description

Job Title

Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Dimensional Management

Location

Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary

£42,215+ depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing

• Work closely with Design Engineering to identify and manage key quality characteristics in design outputs
• Assess the Producibility of design outputs and provide recommendations based on manufacturing capability
• Assess tolerances, datums and GD&T to support the design and development of the product
• Work with the build strategy team to identify inspection hold points in the build sequence
• Introduce new tools and processes relating to dimensional capability across the business

Essential Skills

• HNC / STEM or equivalent trade experience
• Detailed understanding of dimensional measurement systems and metrology principles
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and/or CAD models
• Previous Shipbuilding knowledge is beneficial but not essential

Desirable Skills

• Excellent understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
• Experience working on large-scale bespoke engineering projects
• Build Tolerances / Tolerance Stack-up
• Experience in Shipbuilding Fabrication or Machining Operations

Benefits

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 Manufacturing Engineering team

As a part of the Dimensional Management team you will be faced with interesting opportunity’s, with diverse and broad tasking, enabling the team to learn submarine design & build process. You will be involved in influencing and impacting the design and quality teams, identifying key characteristics that need managing from design and into build through Quality Control Plans to capture inspection hold points that require further control. Adaptability is key with a desire to absorb build knowledge of submarine inspection requirements. We offer relocation support packages across all submarine’s 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 of 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 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.

Security and Vetting

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 , 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 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

7th 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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