Manufacturing Process Engineer
BAE Systems · Maple Grove, MN
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Base pay
- $118k–$201k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 6+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at BAE Systems (aerospace & defense) in Maple Grove, MN. This individual will drive solutions to complex manufacturing challenges.
- They ask for
- 6+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Value stream mapping, GD&T, Plant layout, Tooling
- Base pay
- $118k–$201k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
- Openings
- 2 with this title at this site
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How this role compares
Against 14 other live process postings in Minnesota.
- Base pay
- About 61% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (6+ vs 5+)
Typical $77k–$121k, from 9 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 33%
- ✓ Tooling 27%
- SPC 27%
- Root cause 27%
- Automation 27%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 27%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Value stream mapping, GD&T, Plant layout, AutoCAD, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Process team at BAE Systems
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: BAE Systems in Maple Grove
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Full description from BAE SystemsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
- ✓Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline
- ✓Minimum 6 years of experience in a manufacturing environment to include project management experience
- ✓Advanced knowledge of concepts, practices, drawing standards, and procedures of electro-mechanical assembly and electronics soldering processes with benchtop assembly
- ✓Proficiency of MS Office Suite products (SharePoint, Outlook, Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.)
- ✓Excellent planning, time management, organization, and ability to handle multiple assignments
- ✓Ability to build and foster strong, collaborative relationships with diverse stakeholders including colleagues, clients, and partners to achieve common goals and drive successful outcomes
- ✓Experience working with current computer applications, CAD programs, and model manipulation
- ✓Experience with developing cost-benefit analysis, ROI, and estimating production standards
- ✓Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate thoughts and ideas clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing, to ensure seamless and effective interaction
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
- ✓Defense Contracting experience
- ✓Experience with ERP/MRP systems (Oracle/MES experience a plus)
- ✓5 or more years of electro-mechanical assembly and electronics soldering (IPC and J-STD a plus)
- ✓Familiarity with GD&T, blueprint reading, and print tolerances
- ✓Professional Certifications (Lean, Six Sigma, PMP, CQE, ISO, Problem Solving, etc.)
Pay Information
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems, Inc. BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime,
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Job Description BAE Systems, one of the world's leading defense contractors, is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Process Engineer to join the Precision Guided Munitions (PGM) team within the Advanced Weapons Systems Division in Maple Grove, MN. At BAE Systems, employee well-being is a top priority and we emphasize safety, offer competitive benefits, and support work-life balance such as a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.
The ideal candidate will play a key role in transforming operations within the PGM product line while helping build a team to support end-to-end manufacturing at the Maple Grove facility. As a leader in process innovation across production value streams, this individual will drive solutions to complex manufacturing challenges. The role is responsible for ensuring compliance with quality and manufacturing standards, policies, and procedures, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
As the Principal Manufacturing Process Engineer, you will…
- •Provide strategic technical leadership on complex projects and align engineering decisions with business objectives
- •Collaborate cross-functionally with design, quality, and supply chain to implement and streamline production processes
- •Develop and optimize electro-mechanical assembly processes, implementing tooling, fixtures and equipment to enhance efficiency, quality, and safety
- •Identify, design, and implement tooling, fixtures, and equipment for new and existing processes
- •Apply Lean methodologies to improve manufacturing processes, flow, and efficiency
- •Develop Basis of Estimates (BOEs) and manage capital approvals and spending for manufacturing investments, program and capital
- •Develop and coordinate equipment preventative maintenance and calibration programs with Maintenance and Quality
- •Troubleshoot manufacturing and quality issues with cross-functional teams
- •Working with Quality Engineering, implement and sustain in-process and final quality control processes/measures and shop floor data collection
- •Create and maintain manufacturing routings, work instructions, specifications, and engineering changes
- •Support ERP (Oracle/MES) implementation and execution along with shop floor data collection
- •Train production personnel on electro-mechanical assembly and soldering best practices
- •Provide technical support across Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management for new and existing programs
- •Collaborate cross-functionally within Combat Mission Systems (CMS) to implement advanced manufacturing methods
- •Develop and modify manufacturing and facility layout drawings utilizing Creo and AutoCAD
- •Work a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off