Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Electronics

BAE Systems; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join BAE Systems as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer in Portsmouth. In this mid-senior level position, you will be responsible for diagnosing and troubleshooting legacy electronics systems while optimizing and updating technical documentation. This role offers a competitive salary and a range of flexible benefits, allowing you to contribute significantly to innovative defense technologies.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health and lifestyle benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience in electronics engineering, ideally with legacy systems.
• Strong knowledge of analogue and digital electronics.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting complex circuits.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosing and troubleshooting faults in legacy electronics systems.
• Creating and updating technical documentation.
• Integrating modern electronics with existing systems.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Analogue Electronics

Digital Electronics

Education

Degree in relevant subject or HNC/D with related experience

Tools

Multimeter

Oscilloscope

Logic analyser

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Principal Sourcing Specialist at BAE Systems Recruitment Centre

Job Title: Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Electronics

Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak

Salary: Circa £55,000 dependent on experience

What You’ll Be Doing

• Diagnosing and troubleshooting faults in legacy electronics systems, including analogue and digital circuits, radar, communication systems, navigation equipment, HV and control systems
• Defining repairs, component-level replacements, and calibration of ageing hardware, often with obsolete or hard-to-source components
• Maintaining system functionality under constraints of outdated technology and limited documentation
• Reverse-engineer circuits, schematics, and systems where original documentation are incomplete or unavailable
• Creating and updating technical documentation, including wiring diagrams, component lists, and maintenance procedures, to support ongoing operations
• Identify equivalent modern components to replace obsolete parts while ensuring compatibility and compliance. Use legacy test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers.) and adapt modern tools for compatibility with older systems
• Integrating modern electronics (e.g., microcontrollers, sensors) into existing systems, ensuring seamless operation
• Document and mitigate risks associated with ageing equipment, including reliability and cybersecurity concerns
  
  

Your Skills And Experiences

• Degree in relevant subject or HNC/D with related experience
• Experience in electronics engineering, ideally with exposure to legacy systems or defence projects
• Strong knowledge of analogue and digital electronics, including vacuum tubes, transistors, and early integrated circuits
• Proficiency in troubleshooting complex circuits using tools like multimeters, oscilloscopes, and logic analysers
• The use of related SAP transactions (can be part of training) is desirable
  
  

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

The Manufacturing Engineering team consists of 16 Engineers, including this position. Our Engineers are a mix of electrical and mechanical disciplines involved in every step of the build process, providing support to the manufacturing functions to ensure requirements are met. Manufacturing Engineering interact with every department within BAE Systems, interfacing with Procurement, Projects, Stores, Manufacturing, Engineering, Testing and more. It’s a fast paced, dynamic environment which requires good communication, problem solving and planning.

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 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 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.

Closing Date: 16th June 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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