Manufacturing Engineering Specialist (Edgewing)
// Role Summary
Join BAE Systems as a Manufacturing Engineering Specialist, supporting the Edgewing JV in the Reading area to drive effective delivery of key priorities and shape the future of global defence.
// Key Responsibilities
- Support the Head of Manufacturing Engineering and implement frameworks and processes.
- Coordinate activities across multiple Manufacturing Engineering disciplines and stakeholders.
- Contribute to programme planning, scheduling, and risk management.
- Foster collaboration and consistency across Edgewing and partner organisations.
- Opportunity to help shape a new company from the ground up.
- Competitive salary with potential financial support for assignment.
// Role Specification
Manufacturing Engineering Specialist (Edgewing)
This role involves working closely with the Head of Manufacturing Engineering, providing day-to-day support and helping to drive the effective delivery of key priorities across the function. You will play an active role in developing and implementing Manufacturing Engineering frameworks, processes, and ways of working, ensuring a consistent and efficient approach across teams. By working with a wide range of stakeholders, you will build good relationships and help coordinate activities across multiple Manufacturing Engineering disciplines, bringing people together to align priorities and achieve programme objectives.
In addition, you will support programme planning, scheduling, and risk management activities, helping to identify dependencies, mitigate challenges, and maintain delivery momentum. You will also help ensure a joined-up approach across Manufacturing Engineering teams within Edgewing and partner organisations, promoting collaboration and consistency. As new frameworks and operational approaches are introduced, you will support their successful implementation and adoption, helping to embed best practices and drive continuous improvement across the wider organisation.
Core Duties:
- Provide day-to-day support to the Head of Manufacturing Engineering.
- Support the development and implementation of Manufacturing Engineering frameworks, processes, and ways of working.
- Build effective relationships and support the coordination of Manufacturing Engineering activities across multiple teams and subject areas.
- Contribute to planning, scheduling, and risk management activities across the programme.
- Help ensure an integrated and consistent approach across Manufacturing Engineering teams, both internal to Edgewing and within partner companies.
- Contribute to embedding new frameworks and operational approaches into the wider team.
About Edgewing:
By joining Edgewing, you will have a unique opportunity to help shape the company from the ground up, setting the foundations for generations to come, influencing how we work, and helping us build something world-class together. At Edgewing, we are united by a shared purpose to drive what's next in defence – uniting UK, Italian, and Japanese expertise to shape the future of global defence. With trust at the heart of everything we do, we empower our people to dare to go beyond, bring their best as one, and leave a mark that matters on a truly global mission, making a lasting impact through work that truly matters.
Location: Reading area. The role could be contracted to any BAE Systems Air site (preferably Frimley) but on commencement will immediately be assigned to our Edgewing JV in the Reading area. A financial support package may be available to enable this assignment if required, dependent on certain criteria being met. There is a Hybrid Working Policy in place at Edgewing – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role.
Note: Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting.