Senior Structural Design Engineer in Samlesbury
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Job Title: Senior Structural Design Engineer
Location: Samlesbury – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
Salary: £47,683+ depending on skills and experience
What you’ll be doing:
Working closely with other engineering disciplines and functions, supplier and customer areas, fostering a team-working and collaborative product development environment
Producing and issuing Airframe engineering design data to meet project requirements, in line with design standards, whilst maintaining quality, cost and schedule adherence
Verifying design data prior to a formal independent check criteria to ensure compliance with project standards
Identifying project technical risks and opportunities, and where appropriate propose mitigation plans
Supporting all aspects of personal and professional development for yourself and, where appropriate, others in your team
Evaluating and resolving design queries, and supporting the of resulting modifications and changes
Supporting the definition and resource planning of design workload delivery
Your skills and experiences:
Essential
Experience in an Airframe Design role, or equivalent ‘near-neighbour’ disciplines
Degree or HNC/HND or equivalent qualification
Experience of operating in an airframe design role, or equivalent in one or more phases of the product lifecycle
Proficiency in a CAD system, typically CATIA V5 or equivalent toolset, with experience in a PLM system
Awareness of product lifecycle requirements and the importance of governance to product integrity
Desirable
Experience of working in a multidisciplinary integrated product development environment, influencing adjacent disciplines
Experience of working with external customers, suppliers and partners
Experience of managing Design tasks to meet engineering design requirements and programme requirements
Experience in leading and guiding other Design staff
Experience in holding a design check signature
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 team:
As a Senior Structural Design Engineer you will be part of a team producing the physical product definition to satisfy a set of multidisciplinary system functional requirements, taking account of safety, cost, manufacturing, in-service support and other considerations. Your engineering capabilities will be developed across a range of design skills and product lifecycle stages, working both in a model-based (3D) and 2D Drawing engineering environment centred on Catia V5.
This role will provide you with a unique opportunity to develop your career by working on the Design aspects of advanced, leading-edge Typhoon programme, with opportunities for career progression aligned to your personal and professional development.
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 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.
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 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.
Closing Date: 7th November 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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