Product Development Engineer

at  BAE Systems

Job title: Product Development Engineer
Location: Glascoed. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: £42,132

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES:

Essential:

• Proven record of supporting engineering teams and projects
• Strong Engineering skills: particularly the ability to identify issues, conduct technical analysis of causes and identify solutions whilst demonstrating application of mathematical and physics theories
• Degree/HND/HNC or equivalent qualification or experience within mechanical engineering
• Demonstrable mechanical engineering experience
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and models
• Capability/ experience of producing high-quality technical reports

Engineers at all levels should possess an academic qualification in Engineering or other related STEM subjects as well as specific (either academic or professional) qualifications. Engineers are encouraged, and will be supported, to achieve relevant accreditation

Desirable:

• Experience of product/process design analysis techniques (Pugh, DFMEA, FTA, PCP, PFMEA)
• Knowledge of munitions design and manufacturing in a high hazard environment
• A working knowledge of Systems Engineering and Engineering design

• Supporting the Senior Engineer and technologists in maintaining and continuously improving warhead technology and product designs used within business products
• Conducting and managing product and process design, development, test, manufacture and evaluation activities. Ensuring that safety remains the highest priority in the working practices of yourself and the team
• Conducting and managing trials in a safe and suitable manner, from planning through to trials execution to reporting and presenting conclusions
• Application of effective Engineering Governance throughout the product development lifecycle supporting design reviews from concept to disposal
• Configuration and maintenance of Engineering Bills of Materials for products
• Product design and evaluation / down selection e.g. Pugh Matrices, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
• Support the generation of costed proposals for external customers