Engineering Manager
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Position Overview & Specifications
Engineering Manager
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Job Title: Engineering Manager
Salary: Up to £70,000 DOE
What you’ll be doing:
- Development of fit for purpose processes, improving the engineering craft; informed through learning from experience, improving things we do, removing waste, errors and delays
- Providing input into electronics hardware design strategies to improve cost, schedule and quality; providing electronics hardware design engineering functional expertise by supporting project execution, ensuring that best practice is captured and deployed
- Conducting PDRs, talent development, compensation and performance management processes
- Performing resource forecasting; maintaining future resource projections and taking actions to ensure resource needs are met including recruitment of new hires through the interview and offer process for experienced engineers and graduates
- Generating, reviewing and approving functional estimates and development strategies for input into the Technical Bid Review process supported through the collection and analysis of metrics / productivity to inform future bid activities
Your skills and experiences:
Essentials:
- Engineering/ Hardware development lifecycle execution experience, managing large teams or teams of teams
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Proven ability to work with the detail and be able to brief at a summary level
- Qualification to Degree in an engineering related discipline or HNC with suitable experience
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.
The Engineering team:
As an Engineering Manager in one of the world's leading defence, security and aerospace companies, you will play a key part in managing electronics hardware design teams enabling the development and supply of products across a diverse mix of commercial and military platforms; Head Up and Head Worn Displays, Safety Critical Pilot Control and Flight Control Systems.
This role will provide you with excellent career progression opportunities; you will be fully supported in your development within Rochester and the wider BAE business.
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.
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Job Engineering Primary LocationGB-ENG-KEN-Rochester Closing Date 09/Jun/23, 5:59:00 PM
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Aerospace & Defence
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Engineering Manager roles across BAE Systems's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Aerospace & Defence.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £70,000 - £70,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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