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ME3 – Senior Manufacturing Engineer

BAE Systems

Glasgow, UKhybrid$44k/yrPosted Aug 4, 2026
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About the role

Location

Glasgow , United Kingdom

Trades, manufacturing and operations

Experienced professionals

Job Title: Senior Manufacturing Engineer (ME3)

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

Salary: £44,196 dependent on 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

Role description:

Core Duties:

Significantly influence, collaborate and coordinate Manuf Eng activities, creating the future legacy for Shipbuilding on the Clyde and in our customer and partner facilities.

Lead, develop and motivate assigned team members through good open and honest communications.

Create, Define & Approve Facilities, Equipment, Tooling, Processes Manufacturing Instructions, Policies, Process Instructions), where appropriate, confirm and approve team member work.

Understand and Influence Product Design to define optimised products to meet operational capabilities

Create and support benefit cases for funded improvement and manages the facility investment project from concept to commissioning.

Observe, collate, document data and use analysis tools to trend/make recommendations.

Agree, prioritise, schedule and plan activities to meet Project / Programme Requirements

Essential skills:

Previous experience in either Manufacturing / Process / Method Planning, NC Programming, Tool Definition, Quality Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing Systems Implementations or Facility Investment activities.

To understand and interpret requirements, specifications and engineering models and outputs.

To analyse problems into root causes rather than symptoms using recognised techniques. Conceptual and methodical thinking to describe and define processes and procedures

Understanding cost, quality and schedule drivers and their interactions.

Project and task management skills in coordinating and delivering successful activities

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 ME3 team:

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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: 18th August 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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Trades, manufacturing and operations

Experienced professionals

Compensation

This Manufacturing role pays $44k/yr. Within typical range for manufacturing roles in United Kingdom.

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