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Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer – Tool design
Location: Rochester
Salary: Up to £50,000 depending on skills and knowledge
What you’ll be doing:
Communicating with stakeholders to gain an understanding on design requirements
Interpreting engineering drawings, models, and specifications, applying GD&T principles correctly
Produce engineering drawings for manufacture and inspection
Using Creo Parametric to design 3D models and assemblies
Working closely with machinists, engineers, and quality personnel to ensure parts meet specification
Maintaining accurate documentation for tooling, and process improvements
Reviewing engineering drawings to ASME & BS8888 standards and manufacturability
Assisting with continuous improvement initiatives within the machine shop and tooling department
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
Proven manufacturing experience
Proficient in Creo parametric
Excellent understanding and practical application of GD&T
Ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings and CAD models
Desirable:
HNC Electronic Engineering or equivalent
Background in high-mix / low-volume or precision manufacturing
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 Engineering team play a pivotal role in supporting the manufacture of current and future products across our entire product range and the full programme lifecycle. Working closely with stakeholders across Manufacturing and Engineering the team use their knowledge and experiences to support our manufacturing systems and processes during initial bid, new product introduction, production and repair to ultimately ensure product quality is met within schedule and budget targets.
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: 2nd March 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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Job Type:
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