Welding Engineer

Location: Glasgow. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to £42,950 dependent on skills and experience.

What you’ll be doing:

• Ensure that all aspects of Welder approvals and Welding procedures are up to date and being correctly maintained.
• Interpret standards and specifications in relation to welding and associated processes.
• Aptitude to solve shop floor and production welding related problems.
• Support continuous improvement philosophy and practices within the welding processes.
• Advise Operations on the optimum welding processes to achieve key safety, quality and cost performance measures.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the globe (UK, Australia and Canada) to share best practice and LfE across a range of programmes.

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• High level of welding process awareness aligned to good practical welding skills on most welding processes/equipment/techniques.
• An industry recognised qualification in welding technology or willing to work towards.
• Good knowledge of welding processes in a shipbuilding, manufacturing or similar heavy engineering environment.

Desirable:

• Capability to understand weld inspection and NDE techniques.

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 BAE Systems Welding Engineering Team:

The BAE Systems Welding Engineering Team is responsible for ensuring that the business is fully compliant with all relevant standards and also for driving improvements in our welding processes. Welding is one of the core processes at the heart of our business and we have recently invested in new state of the art robotic welding systems. We currently have a team of 5 engineers but are looking to expand the team to support the Shipbuilding programmes on the Clyde. In this role you will have the opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge by helping to develop and optimise as well as to help shape our welding processes to support both current and future programmes.

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: 8th May 2025. Interviews for this position will take place W/C 12th May. 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.