Senior Materials Engineer - Mechanical Testing

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence; South Ribble; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

Job title: Senior Mechanical Testing Engineer (Materials)

Location: Samlesbury - Onsite only with shift work

Salary: £47,683+ (depending on skills and experience)

What you'll be doing:

1. Ensure the safety of you and your colleagues through promoting good SHE practices and completing assigned SHE activities/training in a timely fashion.
2. Ensure adherence to operational/functional authority and have the correct approvals and training required, ensuring this is assessed and documented.
3. Help identify capital investment requirements to deliver the business opportunities in line with the business needs.
4. Support and contribute to the team, department, and discipline in achieving its strategic objectives.
5. Manage your workload, ensuring deliverables are met and work is completed within timescales agreed between individuals and line leadership, providing updates to senior management and customers as required, as well as taking ownership of your personal development.
6. Comply with the company code of ethics, corporate/air sector policies and display the company behaviours. Comply with security and export control measures when testing/delivering work.
7. Provide coaching and training to less experienced team members as needed.
8. You will stand in for team leaders or specialists as appropriate.

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

1. A degree or HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in STEM related subject e.g. Materials Science, Aerospace, Aeronautical, Mechanical Engineering; or equivalent, relevant experience and product expertise.
2. Mechanical testing and evaluation experience (preferably aerospace); Knowledge and experience in carrying out carbon & metallic testing including tensile, compression, flexural, fatigue and fracture mechanics.
3. Knowledge and experience of Zwick Roell and Instron test machine and software.
4. Knowledge and experience in test development aligned with the latest industry standards and best practices.

Desirable:

1. An awareness of the importance of operational governance in achieving product integrity.
2. Working to defined standards and processes in all aspects of mechanical testing.

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance 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.

Materials Engineering - Mechanical Testing team:

The role is within the Materials Engineering Mechanical Testing team and involves materials testing and process verification to a broad range of programmes with respect to materials and processing activities, supporting materials qualification projects, production support and in-service support. The job requires developing improvements to existing techniques, technology, services or operating procedures.

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: 18th April 2025

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.