Manufacturing Systems Engineer

Job Title: Manufacturing Systems Engineer

Location: Rochester

Salary: Circa £40,000 dependent on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Driving the implementation and improvement of technology-based initiatives across the manufacturing facility by researching new and emerging technologies, carrying out feasibility studies, cost analyses, and capital expenditure proposals for new equipment

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop and deploy smart manufacturing solutions

• Driving automation and connectivity projects to improve system-to-system communication and overall business efficiency

• Monitoring and troubleshooting integrated systems and identifying opportunities to improve production performance

• Developing and maintaining data analytics tools for process optimisation, predictive maintenance, and real-time monitoring

• Ensuring all digital and automation projects adhere to safety, quality, (cyber) security and compliance standards

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Qualification in a relevant engineering discipline or time served in a similar role (HNC/Degree)

• The ability to analyse complex problems, identify critical issues and develop solutions

• Strong understanding of IT/OT integration (such as API’s, SCADA, MES, IOT) and proficiency in data-driven decision-making tools such as PowerBI or Tableau

• Experience working with systems in a manufacturing environment

Desirable:

• End to End experience in introducing new technologies / tools into a business from concept through to implementation

• Experience gained within an electronics or electro-mechanical manufacturing environment would be highly advantageous

• Familiarity with 2D and 3D CAD packages

• Hands on experience with tools such as Python, JavaScript, VBA etc

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 Manufacturing Engineering Team:

The Manufacturing Facilities team are a small team that is focused on delivering a next generation factory today that will continue to drive improvements in products and processes for years to come. This exciting role will give you the opportunity to push the boundaries of your knowledge and skills by looking to apply novel solutions to problems whilst working in a dynamic environment with stakeholders from around the business.

Why BAE Systems?

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