BAE Systems

Job Vacancy Product Development Engineer

Wales

BAE Systems

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Job position

Permanent
As soon as possible
£43k
2 to 5 years experience
Wales, United Kingdom
Published on 26/08/2025

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Job title: Product Development Engineer

Location: Glascoed - Onsite only

Salary: Up to £43,649 (dependent on skills and experience)

What you'll be doing:

  • Supporting the product design and systems engineering activities for new and legacy products
  • Conducting and managing product and process design, development, test, manufacture and evaluation activities. Ensuring that safety remains the highest priority in the working practices of yourself and the team
  • Conducting and managing trials in a safe and suitable manner, from planning through to trials execution to reporting and presenting conclusions
  • Application of effective Engineering Governance throughout the product development lifecycle supporting design reviews from concept to disposal
  • Configuration and maintenance of Engineering Bills of Materials for products
  • Product design and evaluation / down selection e.g. Pugh Matrices, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
  • Support the generation of costed proposals for external customers

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

  • Proven record of supporting engineering teams and projects
  • Strong Engineering skills: particularly the ability to identify issues, conduct technical analysis of causes and identify solutions

Desirable:

  • Experience of product design analysis techniques (Pugh, DFMEA, FTA)
  • Experience of process design analysis techniques (PCP, PFMEA)
  • Knowledge of munitions design and manufacture
  • Safety Management - IOSH Managing Safety/NEBOSH Certificate
  • Experience and knowledge of manufacturing in a high hazard environment
  • A working knowledge of Systems Engineering and Engineering design

Candidate profile

Essential:





  • Proven record of supporting engineering teams and projects


  • Strong Engineering skills: particularly the ability to identify issues, conduct technical analysis of causes and identify solutions




Desirable:





  • Experience of product design analysis techniques (Pugh, DFMEA, FTA)


  • Experience of process design analysis techniques (PCP, PFMEA)


  • Knowledge of munitions design and manufacture


  • Safety Management - IOSH Managing Safety/NEBOSH Certificate


  • Experience and knowledge of manufacturing in a high hazard environment


  • A working knowledge of Systems Engineering and Engineering design


Working environment

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 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.

Knightsbridge, England, United Kingdom
> 1000 employees
Consultancy firm
Bae Systems is a global defence, aerospace, and security company, delivering advanced solutions in air, land, sea, and cyber technologies. With a focus on innovation, safety, and sustainability, Bae Systems supports governments and commercial organisations worldwide, providing cutting-edge products and services to meet complex security challenges.

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