Engineering Manager – Materials Technology (Metallurgy)

Job Title: Engineering Manager Materials Technology – (Metallurgy)

Location: Barrow-In-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

You will be responsible for the management of a highly specialised team with metallurgists, non-metallics and welding engineers

Ensure that the technical mentoring within the department is to standards

Work with multiple stakeholders including Rolls Royce, departmental managers, and the Ministry Of Defence

You will be responsible for the Materials, Corrosion and Welding authorities

Input into Defence Standards

The role will give you with the opportunity to manage the peer review of work leaving the department

Your skills and experiences:

To possess a degree in Metallurgy, Materials Science/Materials Engineering or Welding

Experience of research and development projects and or project management

You’ll have a good understanding of UKAS laboratory environments

Hold a Chartership or evidence of working towards

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Materials team:

The Materials Technology Centre is a group of highly specialised teams that employ qualified and experienced metallurgists, welding engineers, and non-metallic material specialists. These combine the theoretical and practical application of materials science to set material strategy and policy across a wide range of materials and production processes for both submarine projects and adjacent business. The materials technology centre undertakes and sponsors research activities to ensure we are on the cutting edge of materials sciences. This is a growing team with large scope for development and career advancement. 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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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: 18th April 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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