Job Vacancy Senior Materials Engineer

Job Title: Senior Materials Engineer

Location: RAF Coningsby - on site

Salary: £37548 depending upon skills & experience

What you'll be doing:

• Working within a team of NDT engineers inspecting advanced aircraft and components
• Compile required reporting, identify any issues and escalate as appropriate
• Ensure all technical airworthiness activities undertaken are appropriately documented and records are maintained on relevant systems (IT/paper based)
• Comply with and participating in the application of human factors, error management, risk management and safety assurance within the Materials Engineering and customer environment
• Improving methods and processes to meet customer and business requirements for Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery
• Deliver on F35, Typhoon, Legacy aircraft and Future aircraft NDT production activities on carbon composite and metallic structures, working with the Materials Engineering NDI Lead Engineer and SMEs to ensure the delivery to contract

Essentials:

• Qualification & experience in 2x Non-destructive Testing methods (Penetrant Testing, Magnetic Testing, Eddy current Testing & Ultrasonic Testing) for aerospace application (EN4179)

Desirable:

• Awareness of the military In-service environment
• Knowledge of aspects of airframe design and manufacturing engineering
• Working to defined standards and processes. Professional knowledge of nationally mandated regulations, eg, Quality & SHE regulations
• General knowledge of Aerospace Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Metallurgy

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 NDT team:

An exciting and rewarding opportunity has a risen within the Materials Engineering team at BAE Systems for NDT Engineer. In this dynamic, high performing and growing team you will work as part of a multi-disciplined team demonstrating a strong work ethic with the ability to adapt to ever-changing demands whilst working under pressure.

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.

Closing Date: 19th November 2024

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.