18 jobs found in Rochester

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer – PCB Process Location: Rochester Salary: Up to £50,000 depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Owning and developing PCB processes including SMT, Wave and Selective Solder, Hand Solder, Press Fit, Cleaning, AOI, X-Ray, and Conformal Coating Creating and maintaining manufacturing plans, routings, and work instructions Generating and optimising machine programs such as SMT placement and AOI Providing day-to-day technical support and troubleshooting on the shop floor Driving continuous improvement focused on Safety, Quality, Cost, and Delivery Supporting root cause analysis , corrective actions, and audit readiness Your skills and experiences: Essential: Strong technical background in Printed Circuit Board manufacture and hands-on understanding of shop-floor challenges Knowledge of IPC standards (e.g. IPC-A-600 and IPC-6010), with the ability to interpret, apply, and enforce...

Job Title: Engineering Project Manager Location: Rochester, Kent Salary: Up to £85,000 depending on experience What you’ll be doing: Oversee and manage Engineering projects through the full lifecycle; define the execution strategy; ensuring compliant products and services delivered on time, and to budget Give technical direction. Making key technical decisions and balancing trade-offs between various factors Work closely with both our global customers and supply chain, operating as cross-functional teams to deliver project objectives , requirements and deliverables Drive continuous improvement by implementing innovative Engineering practices, solutions and technologies Serve as the primary Engineering point of contact for stakeholders into your project Guide and support team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment You’ll also have people manager responsibilities in this role. (Remove if no people...

Job Title: Test Engineer (PCB) Location: Rochester, Kent Salary: Up to £50,000 What you’ll be doing: Own and develop PCB test processes including Boundary Scan, Flying/Roving Probe, Functional Test, Easy Wire, and DITMCO Create, validate, and maintain test programs, fixtures, and test documentation Engage with Engineering and Design teams to define test requirements and coverage Deliver test systems and procedures to the shop floor Maintain and repair test equipment to ensure availability and reliability Support the shop floor with test failures, root cause analysis , and training of test technicians Your skills and experiences: Essential: Experience writing and supporting test programs Ability to troubleshoot test failures and perform structured root cause analysis Knowledge of IPC standards (e.g. IPC-A-610, IPC-620 and J-STD-001), with the ability to interpret, apply, and enforce requirements within an aerospace quality...

Job Title: Subcontract Manager Location: Rochester Salary: Circa £65,000 dependent on experience What you’ll be doing: Develop requirements and manage subcontractor selection within a cross-functional team Manage all subcontract documentation, data, and reports accurately and on time Negotiate terms, price agreements, and contracts with subcontractors, resolving conflicts and ensuring compliance Ensure adherence to contractual obligations, including payments, claims, warranties, and contract amendments Proactively manage subcontractor performance to meet schedule, cost, and quality requirements, and embed KPIs Effectively manage variations to subcontracts, minimising impacts and ensuring clear communication Identify and manage emerging risks, including those within the subcontractor’s supply chain Build and maintain effective relationships with suppliers and internal teams (engineering, project management ) ensuring a coordinated...

Job Title: Senior/Principal Hardware Engineer Location: Rochester Salary: £55,000 to £65,000 per annum What you’ll be doing: Executing complex hardware design tasks in accordance with the hardware development plan, whilst meeting agreed timescales and allocated budgets Conducting hardware requirements capture, preliminary design, detailed design including a range of analysis tasks Adopting an innovative approach to design and identifying improvements to working practices Working with other disciplines within an integrated team to optimise solutions and minimise impacts from dependencies Providing technical guidance and support to the development and delivery of all aspects of digital &/or analogue electronics solutions Coaching & developing the skills of junior team members Delivering design artefacts in accordance with company and industry standards Your skills and experiences: Essential: Degree/HND in electronics...

Job Title: Lead Systems Engineer / Team Lead Location: Rochester Salary: Up to £65,000 dependent on skills and experience. We are recruiting for a range of technical and team leading positions What you’ll be doing: Providing guidance to less experienced engineers, supporting team members wellbeing and career development Collaborating to uncover technical solutions and sharing recommendations Contributing to strategic project aspects and facilitating implementation of initiatives Understanding scope, size and time phasing of packages of work, how these contribute to project success Understanding the team size and skillset required, giving regular status and recommendations on resourcing requirements to the project and functional engineering manager Understanding and enabling dependencies or facilities required across the team Supporting the business by creating new estimates for bids and maintaining the schedule and budget for on-going...

Job Title: Test Systems Team Leader Location: Rochester, Kent Salary: Up to £65,000 depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing Working in a team environment you will be leading a multi disciplined engineering team, developing test equipment solutions that support the complex and demanding requirements of our military products. Our test solutions are multifaceted and versatile, using model-based engineering approaches to provide innovative equipment across our customer base You will be managing the complete development lifecycle, within a challenging timescale, in order to support our customer requirements Supporting our drive to innovative test solutions, maximising automation Championing team performance and development Management of schedule adherence and cost control Full engineering lifecycle, risk and opportunity management Lead stakeholder project reviews Support across the bid lifecycle Pro-active...

Job Title: Commercial Officer Location: Rochester Salary: £28,000 What you’ll be doing: Lead the commercial aspects of bids and proposals from initial engagement through to contract award Negotiate contracts and agreements with customers in line with company policies and governance Interpret and communicate customer requirements to internal stakeholders Identify, assess and mitigate commercial risks while maximising business opportunities Support contract management activities to ensure delivery against financial and contractual commitments Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage change and drive successful outcomes Represent BAE Systems externally, building strong stakeholder relationships and travelling as required Your skills and experiences: Essential: An awareness of the aspects of the Law that affect the activities of the business Familiarity with typical internal governance requirements Experience of...

Job Title: Commercial Assistant Location: Rochester Salary: £26,000 What you’ll be doing: Acting as the interface with our customer base Supporting a project team in preparing quotations to Customers, pursue the resultant order intake and manage contracts in line with established policies and requirements Responsible for interpreting and communicating customer requirements Identifying and mitigating risk and assessing opportunity Supporting the business to manage change and deliver upon its financial commitments Engaging with project management , internally, finance, and in terms of external stakeholders it’s their customers usually defence contractors Your skills and experiences: Essential: High Attention to detail Good literacy and numeracy and MS Office skills Organisational skills Desirable: Administrative experience within a commercial/ legal / sales / customer support setting Previous administrative...

Job title: Senior Systems Engineer Location: Rochester We offer full and part time opportunities – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: £45,000 – £60,000 dependent on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Understanding our customers’ complex needs and collaborating to develop, validate and manage requirements at multiple levels Developing complex system architectures and sub-systems using a Model Based Systems Engineering approach Integration, analysis and test of real time systems containing multiple technical disciplines such as electronic, mechanical, optical and software sub-systems Taking accountability for collaborative technical work package execution and associated outcomes Providing guidance, coaching and nurturing talent in other engineers Verifying that customer needs are satisfied Steering new and improved systems...

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer (NPI) Location: Rochester Salary: £43,000 – £50,000 depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Working within a highly collaborative, cross‑functional team to develop and deliver advanced aerospace electronic systems, including head‑up displays (HUDs), helmet‑mounted displays, flight control computers, active inceptors/control sticks, and a wide range of commercial and military avionics Delivering NPI outputs in line with an Operations project plan, ensuring manufacturing readiness aligns with programme milestones from Bid and Development through Qualification and Initial Production Partnering closely with Engineering teams to review, challenge , and influence designs, ensuring they meet Unit Production Cost targets (UPC) and Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA) objectives Leading producibility reviews and championing Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA)....

Job Title: Buyer Location: Rochester Salary: Circa £30,000 dependent on experience What you’ll be doing: To receive requisitions and demands, negotiate with suppliers, and process Purchase Orders and Purchase Order amendments in accordance with Procurement processes and procedures, and the requirements of the business To understand the budget requirements for the Purchase Orders they are responsible for, and to support achievement of these requirements through effective negotiation with their supplier To obtain and communicate progress updates from suppliers in an effective manner, and be capable of resolving issues in a satisfactory manner. Whereby understanding when to escalate more critical issues to senior members of staff To maintain Supplier open order books and ensure that correct and current data is maintained in the Oracle ERP system To process supplier returns, ensuring these are actioned in a timely manner To understand and support the...

Job Title: Senior Buyer/Procurement Professional Location: Rochester Salary: Circa £45,000 dependent on experience What you’ll be doing: Negotiate terms, conditions, pricing, and contracts with suppliers Act as the main point of contact between suppliers and the business, building effective relationships Monitor budgets for purchase orders and identify opportunities for cost savings through effective negotiation Track supplier performance, communicate key KPIs , and address issues at a senior level Maintain accurate supplier order books and data in the Oracle ERP system Support the implementation of corporate procurement processes, including strategic supplier, sub-contract, and commodity management Coach and train junior staff on procurement processes and procedures, assist with audits and improvement plans Your skills and experiences: Essential: Proven experience in buying, procurement and purchasing Experience in leading...

Job Title: Security Assistant Location: Rochester Salary: £26,000 Depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Liaising with internal and external stakeholders on all matters of security. Working closely with the Reception and Guarding Teams ensuring all security requirements are met Administration of the access control system, including issuing security passes. Liaising with Line Managers to ensure equipment, documents, passes and other company assets are returned, as and when required Processing visitors and contractors via the Visitor system Advising on vetting: both in-house and NSV. In-house vetting checks to be completed to Cabinet Office BPSS standards Completing monthly workplace inspections of all security-controlled areas Receipt, despatch and destruction of sensitive material, including spot checks and musters Your skills and experiences: A good understanding of administration and the office environment...

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer – Tool design Location: Rochester Salary: Up to £50,000 depending on skills and knowledge What you’ll be doing: Communicating with stakeholders to gain an understanding on design requirements Interpreting engineering drawings, models, and specifications, applying GD&T principles correctly Produce engineering drawings for manufacture and inspection Using Creo Parametric to design 3D models and assemblies Working closely with machinists, engineers, and quality personnel to ensure parts meet specification Maintaining accurate documentation for tooling, and process improvements Reviewing engineering drawings to ASME & BS8888 standards and manufacturability Assisting with continuous improvement initiatives within the machine shop and tooling department Your skills and experiences: Essential: Proven manufacturing experience Proficient in Creo parametric Excellent understanding and...

Description 18 – 22 May 2026 This is a structured week, with students taking part in team building exercises, site tours and visiting the simulator facility, before being rotated through business functions.  The week will close with presentations on what they have done and students will receive information on career opportunities with BAE Systems. Applications to close approximately 8 weeks before the programme begins. However, they may close earlier if high volumes of applications are received – we recommend applying as soon as possible to avoid missing out. Qualification requirements This programme is for those 14 – 16 and in Year 10 or 11 Start date: 18 May 2026

Job Title: Hardware Team Leader Location: Rochester Salary: Circa £60,000 per annum What you’ll be doing: Managerial and technical leadership of an electronics design team Work package management; cost, schedule, risk and opportunities Ensuring the engineering team is supporting the production program demand Providing technical governance and ensuring adherence to company processes Leading cost and performance trade-offs Control Account Management (CAM) Your skills and experiences: Essential: Able to demonstrate high performance and achievement in leadership and management of engineering teams through a full product development lifecycle Proven experience / knowledge of cost and planning management tools/ optimising solutions and minimising impacts from dependencies/ product design and work package control Experience of design and identifying improvements to working practices and team skill development. Alongside root cause and...

Our Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) team is central to Amazon's commitment to innovation. As Amazon evolves and adapts, this team makes sure that the tools and technologies we use do as well. As a Senior RME Technician, you'll help us stay one step ahead, adopting the latest technologies and identifying new and efficient ways of working. In this role, you’ll pay close attention to our processes to help maintain our high standards, and you’ll put in place upgrades to take that standard even higher. Key job responsibilities - Demonstrate best practice on using equipment safely and monitor teams to ensure everyone follows the correct processes - Keep track of equipment performance through visual checks, condition-based monitoring, and preventative -maintenance tasks and schedule additional servicing when required - Supervise technicians on shift to support their development and act as the first point of contact for Reliability Maintenance Engineers - Solve issues in...