V06193 - Improvement Engineering Lead

Job Description

Improvement Engineer Lead

Contract: 6 Months

Based: Samlesbury

Hourly Rate: £30.54 PAYE or £41.06 Umbrella inside IR35

5 days onsite per week

37 hours Monday – Friday

Clearance: SC clearance Eligibility

Overview

BAE systems are recruiting for an Improvement Engineering Lead to join a leading aerospace and defence team.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in driving product and manufacturing improvements on complex airframe programmes, working with cross-functional engineering, quality and operations teams.

Clearance Eligibility: Full SC clearance and UK eyes only

Key Responsibilities

• Lead product improvement projects across complex manufacturing programmes.
• Conduct Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations using structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Analyse inspection, quality and non-conformance data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Work closely with Engineering, Quality and Manufacturing teams to develop and implement corrective actions.
• Review engineering data including CAD models, product drawings, tooling information, planning documentation and PLM data.
• Support engineering design teams with product optimisation and manufacturability improvements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing processes.
• Manage stakeholders and communicate project progress effectively throughout the business.

Key Skills

• Experience delivering product or process improvement projects within aerospace, automotive, defence or another complex manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action methodologies.
• Experience using structured problem-solving tools such as DMAIC, 8D or similar.
• Knowledge of Change Management and stakeholder management.
• Understanding of mechanical manufacturing and assembly processes.
• Experience working with metallic machining, composites, additive manufacturing or tooling.
• Working knowledge of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing) and ISO GPS and/or ASME Y14.5 standards.

Desirable Experience

• Six Sigma Green Belt (or above).
• Experience using Minitab or other statistical analysis software.
• Knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC), process capability (Cp/Cpk) and quality metrics.