Product Development Engineer

Glascoed

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Job Description

Job title: Product Development Engineer

Location: Glascoed.  

Salary: £42,132 

 

What you’ll be doing:

·        Supporting the Senior Engineer and technologists in maintaining and continuously improving warhead technology and product designs used within business products

·        Conducting and managing product and process design, development, test, manufacture and evaluation activities.  Ensuring that safety remains the highest priority in the working practices of yourself and the team 

·        Conducting and managing trials in a safe and suitable manner, from planning through to trials execution to reporting and presenting conclusions

·        Application of effective Engineering Governance throughout the product development lifecycle supporting design reviews from concept to disposal

·        Configuration and maintenance of Engineering Bills of Materials for products

·        Product design and evaluation / down selection e.g. Pugh Matrices, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)

·        Support the generation of costed proposals for external customers

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

·        Proven record of supporting engineering teams and projects 

·        Strong Engineering skills: particularly the ability to identify issues, conduct technical analysis of causes and identify solutions whilst demonstrating application of mathematical and physics theories

·        Degree/HND/HNC or equivalent qualification or experience within mechanical engineering

·        Demonstrable mechanical engineering experience

·        Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and models

·        Capability/ experience of producing high-quality technical reports

Engineers at all levels should possess an academic qualification in Engineering or other related STEM subjects as well as specific (either academic or professional) qualifications.  Engineers are encouraged, and will be supported, to achieve relevant accreditation

Desirable:

·        Experience of product/process design analysis techniques (Pugh, DFMEA, FTA, PCP, PFMEA)

·        Knowledge of munitions design and manufacturing in a high hazard environment

·        A working knowledge of Systems Engineering and Engineering design

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.

Heavy Bomb and Payload Team:

You will provide engineering support to the Heavy Bomb and Payload team to ensure the delivery of projects within the team.  Reporting to the Senior Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring that the programmes/projects include appropriate engineering development activity to achieve a robust solution.  The activities will be planned with robust estimates for completion with sound risk mitigation built in. 

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: 18th February 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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