Senior Process Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Engineer – Process Development

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Circa £43,000

What you’ll be doing: 

• Creating an environment that encourages process improvement activities through adopting a continuous improvement and value-driven approach 
• Review and identify requirements for process improvement and change across capability areas on the SSNA programme
• Facilitate and manage the creation, development and deployment of effective processes which govern the use of strategic toolsets and ways of working on the SSNA programme
• Engaging effectively with internal and external customers/stakeholders including Engineering process and governance owners and respective Subject Matter Experts
• Working with strategic toolset teams on SSNA and NXGenDigital team to enable the deployment of new toolsets and process based training material
• Creating an understanding of the need for appropriate process development and governance through involvement with Capability Leads and Process Subject Matter Experts
• Creating Engineering process development and design philosophies including value stream mapping, key performance indicator metrics and Supplier-Input-Process-Output-Customer methodology

Your skills and experiences: 

Essential: 

• Be able to understand the needs and demands of a diverse group of stakeholder and develop strong relationships across the business
• You will need to have a recognised higher-level qualification in a STEM subject, or industry experience in a similar role (Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering etc.)
• Knowledge of Quality standards and/or Process development techniques (e.g. Six Sigma, Lean-manufacturing)
• Experience managing or leading projects comprised of small teams and / or diverse stakeholders
• Knowledge and experience of change management or transformation projects

Desirable: 

• Experience working with CAD and PLM tools (NX / Teamcenter)

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 NxGenDigital Process team: 

Here in the team, we are huge believers in doing things better and want to make a real difference in how our programmes operate through the use of new toolsets and ways of working. We believe that we need a way of working that helps make the lives of our design and build teams easier and allows us to meet our business and programme goals efficiently. We have been set up as part of the NXGenDigital programme to manage the creation and development of processes to be used alongside strategic toolsets, which add value to the end user.  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: 27th March 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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