Product Development Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Product Development Engineer

Location: Glascoed. The role requires you to be onsite 3/4 days a week

Salary: Up to £43,649

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

What you’ll be doing:

You will be supporting the product design and systems engineering activities for both new and legacy products, including product design and evaluation using systems engineering tools such as MBSE, Pugh Matrices, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA). This also includes conducting and managing product and process design, development, testing, manufacturing, and evaluation activities, while ensuring safety remains the highest priority in the working practices of both yourself and the wider team.

You will also apply effective engineering governance throughout the product development lifecycle, supporting design reviews from concept through to disposal and ensuring the configuration and maintenance of Engineering Bills of Materials for products. In addition, the role requires cross-functional stakeholder management and collaborative working to support successful project and proposal delivery.

Core duties:

• You will have strong Engineering skills: particularly the ability to identify issues, conduct technical analysis of causes and identify solutions. Experience of product design analysis techniques (Pugh, DFMEA, FTA)
• Engineers at all levels should possess an academic qualification in Engineering or other related STEM subjects as well as specific (either academic or professional) qualifications
• You will have working knowledge of Systems Engineering, MBSE and Engineering design
• You will have a proven record of supporting engineering teams and projects
• You will have the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels

The Warhead Development team:

You will be integrated within the Warhead Development team to ensure project delivery. Working alongside the Portfolio Manager and reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring that programme derivation and execution includes appropriate engineering development activity to achieve a robust solution.The activities will be planned with robust estimates for completion with sound risk mitigation built in. The position will be primarily based at the BAE Systems Land UK site in Glascoed, Monmouthshire on a four-day working pattern within a hybrid-working environment where suitable, with travel to other customer, manufacturing and test and evaluation sites also being necessary.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

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.

Closing Date: 31st March 2026

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.

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