Fuze Product Development Engineer

Product Development Engineer - Future Programmes

Job Description

Would you like to join a multi-disciplined engineering team involved in the development, manufacture and testing of a number of new products? BAE Systems Land UK currently has vacancies for Product Development Engineers in the Future Programmes team, to support the design and development of advanced munitions products at our Glascoed site in South Wales.

As a Product Development Engineer, you will be responsible for technical aspects of your respective programmes. Projects will cover all phases of a product’s lifecycle: concepts, development, testing, qualification, production and in service support. You will work with a team of engineers to deliver a variety of project goals, depending on project size and complexity.

This diverse role will provide you with the opportunity to engage with many different engineering disciplines, as well as gaining a wealth of experience in this area. There will also be opportunities to engage with many other functions within BAE Systems on a wide range of projects.

The position will be based primarily at BAE Systems Land UK in Glascoed, Monmouthshire, however, occasional travel to other manufacturing and test/evaluation sites will be necessary.

Responsibilities
• Assisting product development and systems engineering activities for new products
• Coordination of product development and related engineering activities
• Configuration and maintenance of Engineering bills of materials for products
• Product development and evaluation e.g. Pugh Matrices, Fault Tree Analysis, Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
• Manufacture, test and evaluation of munitions products
• Conducting and managing trials in a safe and suitable manner - from the trials planning stage to completion of the trial and presentation of the data
• Development and use of safe systems of work
• Development of quality systems
• Management of stakeholders, both internal and external, to ensure that development activities are completed to time and schedule
• Contribution to the Life Cycle Management Process where required
• Contribution to the Risk Management process
• Liaise with customers as demanded
• Working as part of an integrated project team, with regular engagement across other functions including project management, procurement (supply chain) and commercial
Competencies, Skills and Qualifications

Essential
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic Engineering (or similar Engineering discipline)
• Minimum 5 Years product development experience in the Engineering industry
• Available for immediate start