Job title: Airframe Capability Design Engineer

Location: Warton (Samlesbury/Prestwick/Brough) - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements

Salary: £45,326+ (dependent on skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing

· Lead and support the design discipline sub-skill capability responsible for generating, testing and delivering the sub-skill capabilities required for the business’ future needs and aspirations

· Ensure the design discipline capabilities comply with governance and quality standards

· Engagement with internal and external stakeholders to the design discipline capability ensuring that Airframe is effectively integrated with the other Engineering capabilities and disciplines achieved

· Ensure the work is delivered to cost and schedule, working with customers and suppliers to resolve queries and maintain schedule

Your skills and experiences:

· A degree in a STEM subject or equivalent relevant experience (preferably with Aerospace/Airframe Engineering focus)

· Experience of design discipline sub-skill capabilities, preferably with a level of delegated authority

· Experience generating and embedding new capabilities

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 Airframe Capability team:

The Airframe Capability Design Engineer will lead in one of several design discipline sub-skills as a Discipline Capability SME (structures, mechanical systems, fluid systems, electrical systems, assembly etc) to deliver the capability requirements of future design and the Airframe aspects of project Agnostic. This encompasses the development of appropriate tool vendors, generation of methods and processes, and the endorsement of training for Airframe Engineers

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a proactive approach to problem solving with the ability to generate engineering requirements and have an opportunity to create new ways of working, utilising new technologies for future products

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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 9^th October 2023

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.