Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Producibility

BAE Systems; Preston; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A major aerospace and defense company is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer in Samlesbury to support producibility in product design and engineering. The ideal candidate will have a minimum HND in Engineering, experience with mechanical assembly, and familiarity with CAD, PLM, and SAPCAMS. This role offers a competitive salary and various benefits, including a pension scheme and lifestyle discounts. Join a diverse team committed to making a difference in aviation.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in the engineering and manufacture of mechanical assembly products.
• Familiarity with BAE Systems Air Sector Manufacturing Engineering policies and processes.

Responsibilities

• Support the business in understanding product and process design for dimensional requirements.
• Evaluate design proposals to minimize lead time and cost of non-quality.
• Contribute to the creation and deployment of new tools within the team.

Skills

Mechanical assembly product experience

Engineering discipline knowledge

Education

Minimum HND in Engineering or equivalent

Tools

CAD

PLM

SAPCAMS

Job description

Job Title

Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Producibility

Location

Samlesbury (Full-time on site)

Salary

£49,400+

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting the business in understanding how product and process design can meet dimensional requirements while remaining fully producible
• Evaluating design proposals to minimise manufacturing lead time and reduce cost of non-quality
• Applying established engineering tools, methods and techniques to future programme development
• Contributing to the creation and deployment of new tools and capability within the team
• Supporting Design for Manufacture (DfM) activities to ensure designs are optimised for efficient and reliable production
• Assisting with New Product Introduction (NPI) activities for a new and emerging programme
• Working closely with design, manufacturing and quality functions to ensure alignment between design intent and production capability

Your skills and experiences

Essential:

• Minimum HND in an Engineering discipline and/or equivalent qualification/experience
• Experience in the engineering and manufacture of mechanical assembly products

Desirable:

• Familiarity with BAE Systems Air Sector Manufacturing Engineering policies and processes
• Experience with engineering toolsets (CAD / PLM / SAPCAMS)
• Knowledge of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)
• Understanding of digital inspection e.g. CMM (co-ordinate measuring machine), laser tracker

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 Producibility Team

The manufacturing engineering function supports all existing and emerging projects within Air and are responsible for process and toolset development and governance. The Producibility engineering team are responsible for ensuring that design intent can be met in the manufacture of airframe products with optimal efficiency through the application of design for manufacture and dimensional management tools and techniques.

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

19th December 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.