Manufacturing Engineer
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Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer
Location: Rochester, Kent.
Salary: Circa £40,000 dependent on skills and experience
What you’ll be doing:
- Driving the implementation and improvement of technology-based initiatives across the manufacturing facility by researching new and emerging technologies, carrying out feasibility studies, cost analyses, and capital expenditure proposals for new equipment
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop and deploy smart manufacturing solutions
- Driving automation and connectivity projects to improve system-to-system communication and overall business efficiency
- Monitoring and troubleshooting integrated systems and identifying opportunities to improve production performance
- Developing and maintaining data analytics tools for process optimisation, predictive maintenance, and real-time monitoring
- Ensuring all digital and automation projects adhere to safety, quality, (cyber) security and compliance standards
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
- Qualification in a relevant engineering discipline or time served in a similar role (HNC/Degree)
- The ability to analyse complex problems, identify critical issues and develop solutions
- End to End experience in introducing new technologies / tools into a business from concept through to implementation
Desirable:
- Experience gained within a manufacturing environment would be highly advantageous
- Familiarity with 2D and 3D CAD packages
- Hands on experience with tools such as Python, JavaScript, VBA etc
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 team:
The Manufacturing Facilities team are a small team that is focused on delivering a next generation factory today that will continue to drive improvements in products and processes for years to come. This exciting role will give you the opportunity to push the boundaries of your knowledge and skills by looking to apply novel solutions to problems whilst working in a dynamic environment with stakeholders from around the business.
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: 15th 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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