Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Electronics

BAE Systems; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer specializing in Electronics to troubleshoot and maintain legacy systems. You will engage in diagnosing issues, defining repairs, and integrating modern components, contributing to a dynamic and supportive team environment. Bring your expertise in analogue and digital systems to a role that makes a significant impact in defence projects.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Green car scheme

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience in electronics engineering, ideally with exposure to legacy systems or defence projects.
• Strong knowledge of analogue and digital electronics.
• Proficiency with troubleshooting tools.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosing and troubleshooting faults in legacy electronics systems.
• Defining repairs and maintaining system functionality under outdated technology.
• Updating technical documentation and integrating modern electronics.

Skills

Troubleshooting complex circuits

Analogue electronics

Digital electronics

Reverse engineering

Risk documentation

Integration of modern electronics

Education

Degree in relevant subject or HNC/D

Tools

Multimeters

Oscilloscopes

Logic analysers

SAP transactions

Job description

Job Description - Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Electronics (00127315)

Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Electronics - 00127315

Job Title: Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Electronics

Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak

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• Maintaining system functionality under constraints of outdated technology and limited documentation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

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.

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.