Mechanical Engineer

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer- Mechanical Process Planner

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: £41,361 + depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Processing the bill of material

• Maintaining design and engineering configuration control

• Identification of tooling and digital manufacturing process requirements

• Providing shop floor support to the manufacturing teams

• Applying and supporting component condition of supply requirements in line with the HS&E requirements and regulations

• Embodying engineering and design changes

• Identifying product quality and cost saving opportunities

• Applying geometric dimensioning and tolerancing

Your skills and experiences:

• Experience in Mechanical Process Planning in one or more of areas of Assembly, Carbon Fibre Composites and Machining components

• HNC or higher level or recognised apprenticeship and experience of working as a Mechanical Process Planner in assembly and detail manufacturing

• Knowledge and experience of Manufacturing processes and manufacturing experience in the aerospace (or equivalent standard) industry

• Engineering Toolset knowledge, CATIA V5, Siemens OpsCenter, PLM (or equivalent Product Data Manager), SAP CAMS or SFM (Shop Floor Manager), CDP and VAS

• Ability to manage unplanned events and work to tight deadlines

• Ability to manage projects to cost and schedule

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 Process Planning Team:

You’ll be joining our dedicated Process Planning team, which plays a vital role in bridging the gap between design and manufacture. Supporting a wide range of current and future projects, the team is responsible for developing safe, logical, and cost-effective manufacturing plans for both detailed components and complex advanced assembly build structures.

As a Mechanical Process Planning Engineer, you’ll work closely with design engineers, manufacturing teams, production planners, and quality specialists to ensure that every plan is both practical and aligned with business objectives. Your work will directly influence the efficiency, safety, and success of our build processes. This is a collaborative and solutions-focused environment where your technical expertise will help drive manufacturing excellence across the organisation.

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: 31st July 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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