Designer

Job Description

Job title: Designer

Location: Barrow-in-Furness – Onsite

Salary:  £36,537

What you’ll be doing:

• This role will provide you with the opportunity to bring your operations experience into our Design office and progress within the Design Engineering Function to join ether the Mechanical, Electrical or Hull & Outfit teams
• Using your operations expertise to improve design you will have the opportunity to take responsibility for producing 3D models of systems and equipment integration with use of the CAD tool
• You will also produce 2D drawing outputs to a fast-paced schedule, supporting the Manufacturing and Production teams with product build and delivery
• Be proactive and bring operations experience into the design office to help design of the Submarine
• Communicate with both internal and external Stakeholder while maintaining excellent working relationships with interfacing teams and team members

Your skills and experiences:

• We would like you to have experience within the Engineering industry
• A Trade background, such as; Electrician, Steelworker / Fabricator, Pipe Fitter, Sheet Metal worker, Coppersmith, Fitter and Shipwright etc.
• Have an awareness of relevant business standards including Engineering
• Hold a desire to become involved with the Design side of Engineering

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 Designer Teams:

The Designer teams are organised in focused specialised teams, as a Designer you will report to a Project Leader. The other Designers on your team will consist of Designers of various abilities and capabilities, all of which doing similar work to yourself. These teams include, but are not limited to, Seating, Structures, Compartment Integration and Routed Systems e.g. pipes and cables. You will be able to utilise your operations experience where you will be able to share your knowledge and experience to bring improvements to the design of our products.  This is a role where you will be surrounded by colleagues who will be on hand to support you and provide coaching / advice.

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: 4^th December 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.

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