Engineer – Materials Technology (Composites)

Job Description

Job Title: Engineer – Materials Technology (Composites)

Location: Barrow-In-Furness (Hybrid – 3 days onsite per fortnight or 1 full week every 3 weeks) – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. 

Salary: £35,802+ depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Assist with identification, research, assessment and trials of composite materials for extreme environments
• Contributing towards the research arm of the Composites Strategy for submarines
• Assist with the validation of materials engineering related processes, instructions and associated documents
• Draft technical reports relevant to a particular task to ensure findings are successfully communicated with internal and external customers
• Liaise with internal and external customers to satisfy the needs of a project and to administer minor trials for future generation, in-built, or in-service platforms
• Actively participate in working groups, trade shows, workshops and seminars to develop a network of professional contacts
• Participate in raising the overall discipline skills to meet current and future R&T requirements in the MTC
• Ensure the work undertaken is in accordance with wider BAE Systems, HSE, Environmental, contractual and local business processes, standards, and procedures

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• BEng in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry or equivalent experience
• Knowledge and understanding in Polymers and composites
• Demonstrable experience in interpreting and communicating technical information to others
• Demonstrable experience in research and development

Desirable

• Stakeholder Management experience
• Evidence of previous experience with Composites Structural Analysis, CAD, or SolidWorks
• Experience with writing project proposals or business cases

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 Materials Research & Technology team:

As an Engineer on this team, you will be working with a recently formed team that focuses on research and development of materials for harsh environments. The team works on projects across all submarine platforms from in-service support to future generations. You will be supporting and leading the R&D projects workings with various stakeholders and our research partners. You will contribute to the Composites Strategy with progression and career development opportunities as the team grows. 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:  12^th December 2024

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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