Manufacturing Engineer
Job Description
Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer\n\nLocation: Portsmouth – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role\n\nSalary: Up to £50,000 (dependent on skills and experience) \n\nWhat you’ll be doing:\n\nApplies knowledge, skill & experience in company products, services, approaches, techniques and governance. Applies experience and works across the supported platform, resolves common engineering problems.\n\nUndertake design and/or provide advice in the development of Additive Manufacturing models and products to support the business ensuring they are fit for purpose and meet regulatory & legislative requirements, and safety standards\n\nProvide support for assurance that the design is adequate i.e. it is robust and provide supporting documentation for the safety case\n\nAct as a project focal point for specific tasks ensuring best practices are adopted and embedded.
This may involve developing processes by studying product requirements; researching, designing, modifying, and testing development methods and equipment by conferring with field specialists and technologists.\n\nSupport justifications/business cases that seek to improve business performance, and thus provide optimised return on capital investment.\n\nProvide realistic programme status, identify problem areas and implement agreed recovery plans\n\nYour skills and experiences:\n\nUnderstands theories and concepts in an engineering discipline area approaches, processes and procedures gained through professional qualification or equivalent\n\nUnderstands engineering approaches, processes and procedures\n\nCompetent in the use of 3D modelling systems and AMC Techniques,\n\nSkills to assist with maintenance and repairs of AMC equipment as necessary, ensuring all equipment is in good working condition\n\nBenefits\n\nAs 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.\n\nThe Ship Repair Manufacturing Team:\n\nThe Manufacturing Engineering department is a small dynamic team where flexibility and collaboration are key. We work across a wide variety of task and project – meaning no two days are the same. The department plays many roles within the business, actively supports one another and takes pride in delivering quality results and solutions in an ever-changing environment.
If you enjoy variety, problem solving and being part of a close-knit team, you’ll find working in the team both engaging and rewarding\n\nWhy BAE Systems?\n\nThis 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.\n\nPlease 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 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.\n\nClosing Date 21st October 2025\n\nWe 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.\n\n#LI-AP1\n\n#LI-Hybrid