Senior Engineering Manager – Mechanical Engineering (Components Group Lead)

Job title: Senior Engineering Manager – Mechanical Engineering (Components Group Lead)

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

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

• Define, lead and grow the Engineering Components team from a small single programme into a large group providing component expertise as a service, to support all Submarine programmes


• Answering queries and supporting the build today, while conducting strategic planning for the future development of the group and the products, continually seeking improvement


• Ensure components developed with suppliers are clearly defined, integrated, configured, controlled and delivered, including resolution of conflicts and integration issues that occur through development and delivery phases


• Interface with and influence internal and external stakeholders to ensure that product offerings meet requirements and specifications; balancing needs today and benefits tomorrow


• Perform appropriate engineering planning, management and review activities to ensure components are integrated, safely, fully compliant and delivered with agreed requirements for cost, quality, time and schedule


• Establishing, monitoring and responding to Component Group performance and metrics in support of the business


• Work with other BAE Systems businesses to explore areas of mutual benefit


• Ability to travel to other BAE Systems and supplier sites across the UK as needed within the business needs

Your skills and experiences:

• Strong technical background in Mechanical Engineering


• Experience in designing and / or implementing organisational change


• Experience of applying Lean or similar continuous improvement approach


• Ability to lead highly technical engineers


• Communication and document translation skills


• Leadership and relationship building skills


• Detail orientated


• Qualified to Degree level in STEM subjects


• Chartered Engineer or working towards Chartership would be desirable

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave incentive 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 Mechanical Component team:

As the Continuous Improvement Manager for Mechanical Engineering you will be joining a relatively small team of 4 overseeing approximately 12 SME’s. This team however is now in a phase of rapid growth looking to bring more engineers on board and to expand the scope of the group substantially We offer relocation support across all Submarine 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 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: 25^th September 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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