Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Manufacturing Build Planning

BAE Systems; Ulverston; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense manufacturer in Barrow-In-Furness is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer for its Manufacturing Build Planning team. You will provide decision-making information regarding production, labor, and materials while converting engineering design intents into actionable manufacturing data. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in manufacturing environments and strong stakeholder engagement skills. A competitive salary and extensive benefits package are offered, including health plans and flexible benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Significant understanding of CAD models.
• Experience in operational environments.
• Experience resolving engineering/planning issues with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Calculate production, labor, and material costs.
• Convert Engineering Design intent into Manufacturing Engineering data.
• Liaise with engineering teams to accommodate design changes.
• Build effective relationships across functions.
• Develop and test new systems as needed.

Skills

Understanding of engineering drawings

Experience in manufacturing environments

Engaging with cross-functional stakeholders

Education

HNC or equivalent experience

Tools

SAP

Teamcenter

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Manufacturing Build Planning

Location: Barrow-In-Furness – Onsite

Salary: £42,000+ Depending on experience

What you’ll be doing

• Provide decision-making information by calculating production, labour, and material costs; reviewing production schedules; estimating future requirements
• Responsible for converting the Engineering Design intent into Manufacturing Engineering data (sometimes highly detailed) for Manufacturing Operations use
• Liaising with engineering teams to capture design intent and accommodate changes that may affect planning outputs
• Build effective internal and cross functional relationships to achieve overall Project requirements
• Support justifications/business cases that seek to improve business performance, and thus provide optimised return on capital investment
• Assure product and process quality as determined by company processes. Develop and test new systems when the need arises

Your skills and experiences

Essential:

• Considerable understanding of engineering drawings and CAD models
• Experience within a Manufacturing environment/operational environment
• Experience engaging with cross-functional stakeholders to resolve engineering/planning issues

Desirable:

• Familiarity with SAP/Teamcenter
• Understanding of submarine build strategy
• HNC or equivalent experience would be advantageous

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 Build Planning Team

As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will have significant involvement in key Manufacturing Engineering projects. You will use your knowledge and experience to guarantee delivery of Manufacturing Engineering outputs into Operations that ensure design intent can be met. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines 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 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: 21st October 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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