Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Supply Chain BLS

Job Title: Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Supply Chain BLS

Location: Samlesbury, Hybrid - 3-4 days per week on site minimum

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+ (depending on skills and experience)

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.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Job Description:

As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will support the manufacture of bought-out airframe parts across multiple aircraft programmes, working closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders throughout the procurement lifecycle. You will provide manufacturing engineering expertise to support supplier capability, resolve technical challenges, manage engineering data, and ensure manufacturing solutions meet programme requirements. Working across engineering, quality, procurement, and project teams, you will play a key role in maintaining supplier performance and driving continuous improvement.

Core duties:

• Create and manage manufacturing data packs by interrogating Bills of Materials (BOMs), engineering drawings and technical specifications to support supplier manufacturing activities
• Work directly with internal and external suppliers to resolve manufacturing, tooling and process-related queries throughout the procurement and production lifecycle
• Support supplier capability assessments, approvals and ongoing manufacturing performance across a range of airframe programmes
• Assess concessions and production permits, supporting engineering change activities and ensuring compliance with relevant approval processes
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering, Design, Quality, Procurement and Project teams to resolve technical challenges and drive continuous improvement strategies

Essential Skills:

• Engineering Degree, HNC/HND or recognised apprenticeship, with Manufacturing Engineering experience in aerospace, defence or another highly regulated industry
• Experience supporting detail and assembly manufacturing, including interpretation of engineering drawings, specifications and Bills of Materials (BOMs)
• Experience working with suppliers to resolve manufacturing, production, tooling or process-related issues
• Validated experience managing engineering data and technical documentation across multiple stakeholders and organisations
• Working knowledge of manufacturing / engineering systems, such as SAP, CATIA, together with experience supporting engineering changes, concessions or production permits

The Supply Chain Manufacturing Engineering Team:

The team provides manufacturing engineering support to both internal and external suppliers, enabling the delivery of bought-out airframe parts across legacy, current, and future aircraft programmes. Working closely with quality, procurement, engineering, and project teams, the team helps drive supplier performance and manufacturing excellence.

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.

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: 29th October 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.