Senior Manufacturing Engineer – FCAS

Job Title: Senior Manufacturing Engineer – FCAS

Job Location: Warton – Hybrid – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £52,161 + DOE

Who we are

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow – shaping a safer future, for all of us.

Role Description

This role supports the development and delivery of manufacturing engineering activities for the FCAS/GCAP programme, helping to translate design information into manufacturable solutions while maintaining design intent. Working closely with Design Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Production and Programme teams, you will contribute to early programme de-risking activities, manufacturing engineering reviews and manufacturing readiness initiatives. The position involves supporting the development of manufacturing engineering artefacts, managing risks and dependencies, and helping to define capabilities required for detail part manufacture from low-rate production through to full-rate production, while promoting continuous improvement and lessons learned across the programme.

Core Duties

• Act as a point of contact for Details Manufacturing Engineering within the programme, supporting the decision-making process and aligning Manufacturing Engineering needs with Design Engineering, Quality, Assembly and Supply Chain
• Translate design engineering information into manufacturing engineering data, ensuring the design intent is maintained. Provide Manufacturing Engineering support to early program de-risking activities
• Support manufacturing engineering maturity through technical reviews, maintaining a record of risks, assumptions, dependencies and interfaces across the details manufacturing lifecycle
• Investigate the improvements necessary, over our legacy baseline, to enable us to achieve the challenging, technical requirements by embedding lessons learned, promoting best practice and supporting long term successful programme delivery
• Development and delivery of Manufacturing Engineering artefacts and outputs required to support programme and engineering review activities including SRR, SFR, PDR and CDR

Essential skills

• An understanding of Manufacturing Engineering and programme delivery activities within a manufacturing engineering or manufacturing operation environments
• Experience supporting design for manufacture (DFM), new product introduction (NPI), detail part scheming and engineering, production readiness reviews, and process capability assessments
• Experience in metal fabrication processes including cutting, forming, machining, welding, assembly, and finishing operations is desirable
• Experience of fabrications technologies & processes, fluid cell press, super plastic forming & pipe manufacture is desirable
• A general appreciation of other detail manufacturing engineering processes, typically carbon fibre composites and metallic machining

The Details Manufacturing Engineering Team

The Details Manufacturing Engineering Team supports the development of the detail part manufacturing engineering strategy for the FCAS/GCAP programme. Working across a broad stakeholder community, the team acts as the focal point for Details Manufacturing Engineering, ensuring alignment with Design Engineering, Quality, Assembly and Supply Chain functions. The team translates design information into manufacturing engineering data while maintaining design intent and supporting early programme de-risking activities. Through technical reviews, risk management, facilities definition and cross-functional integration, the team drives manufacturing readiness, continuous improvement and the delivery of manufacturing engineering outputs required to support key programme and engineering review milestones.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work – this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family – support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make. 

A place where everyone can thrive

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do

We welcome applications from all candidates and give full, fair and open consideration to everyone. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact our recruitment team to discuss any further support you may need. Connect with us at baesystems.com/connect

Security Statement

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: 27th November 2026

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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