
Manufacturing Engineer
BAE Systems · Greenlawn, NY
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $87k–$147k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 1+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 8 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at BAE Systems (aerospace & defense) in Greenlawn, NY.
- They ask for
- 1+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Root cause, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Automation, Tooling
- Base pay
- $87k–$147k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in New York: typical posted base $87k–$126k. This one lists $87k–$147k.
Median of the low and high ends of 42 live postings that list pay, out of 77 manufacturing engineer openings in New York, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
New York plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 76 other live manufacturing postings in New York.
- Base pay
- About 11% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (1+ vs 5+)
Typical $86k–$125k, from 40 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Tooling 43%
- ✓ Root cause 38%
- ✓ Automation 36%
- ✓ Lean 36%
- Team leadership 25%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at BAE Systems
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 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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This plant: BAE Systems in Greenlawn
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Manufacturing Engineer at BAE Systems in other locations
BAE Systems lists this title in 5 places. Pick the plant you can get to.
- Nashua, NH · $79k–$135k
- San Diego, CA · $118k–$201k
- Anniston, AL · $65k–$110k
- Fort Walton Beach, FL · $65k–$110k
Full description from BAE SystemsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
for assembly tooling, fixtures, and equipment to support current manufacturing operations and recommending changes for production line continuous improvements.
- ✓Supporting and collaborating with the other functions on your program team to solve manufacturing and process problems.
- ✓Supporting the implementation of new automation assembly equipment including programming, process qualifications/validations and supporting tooling design.
- ✓Researching emerging trends, techniques, methods, and current best practices to improve our processes and meet tomorrow's challenges.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
- ✓Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Material Science, Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline
- ✓1+ years manufacturing engineering experience
- ✓Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance
- ✓Exhibit sound interpersonal skills involving interfacing, coordinating, and negotiating with company personnel at all levels, customers and suppliers
- ✓Experience reading and working with technical drawings, schematics, process sheets, and change orders
- ✓Experience working independently and be effective in a fast-paced environment
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
- ✓3+ years manufacturing engineering experience in a electronics manufacturing environment
- ✓Lean manufacturing, Root Cause Corrective Action, and Sigma Green training
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, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.
Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.
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Job Description At BAE Systems, we are all about our People, Mission, and Culture. We draw a clear connection between our work and our missions and demonstrate why customers trust us to provide mission-critical solutions. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our differences, we are innovating for the future, and you can too.
Our Operations employees turn innovative engineering designs into real solutions to meet our customers’ needs. Our training and development programs provide employees with career advancement in a diverse work environment. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first – exemplified by our mission: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®.” Sounds like a team you want to be a part of? Then come build your career with us.
This is a first shift position on a 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off!
Start time can be flexible-- 7:30 a.m. is an option.
The selected candidate for this position will be joining the Greenlawn NY Operations team in the Manufacturing Engineering/Technical Operations group and will provide engineering, process development, and new process implementation across the manufacturing floor through hands-on problem solving, data analyses and application of engineering principles, Six Sigma and lean manufacturing principles to improve product flow and yields.
may include
- •Creating and maintaining product and process work instructions and improving the work instructions to reduce Cost of Poor Quality.
- •Developing new processes and implementing changes in product flow to support the production line through the application of lean manufacturing principles.
- •Analyzing defect data to identify areas to improve yield. Working with others to implement process improvements. Applying Lean Six Sigma tools to solve production problems and improve existing processes. Using poke yoke principles to prevent production problems.
- •Participating in and documenting root cause corrective action (RCCA) using problem solving methodologies.
- •Defining and specifying the
