Job title:
Future Radar Mechanical Design Authority Location:
Isle of Wight
Cowes or Portsmouth
Broad Oak
please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary:
Up to 85,700 (dependent on skills and experience)
Part time & accruing hours available Please let us know if you would like to discuss these options. This is a senior mechanical engineering role focused on leading the design and development of complex mechanical systems for a cutting-edge technology demonstrator. The successful candidate will act as the mechanical design authority, ensuring robust, compliant solutions throughout the full engineering lifecycle. With strong expertise in structural design, thermal systems, or other key mechanical domains, they will guide both project-specific activities and support the broader engineering community with technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration.
What youll be doing: Carry out detailed mechanical design and analysis activities to support the development of a complex new product
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure mechanical solutions align with overall system requirements
Act as the Mechanical Design Authority, providing expert-level input across the full product lifecycle
Apply subject matter expertise in key mechanical areas such as thermal management, structural integrity, or material selection
Ensure design compliance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and internal processes
Support design reviews, technical assessments, and the implementation of design changes as needed
Your skills and experiences: Demonstrable subject matter expertise in at least one area of Mechanical Engineering (e.g. thermal systems, structures, CFD, FEA, or propulsion), with the ability to provide authoritative technical input
Proven experience in complex mechanical design, including the design, build, integration, and testing of advanced mechanical systems or products
Ability to collate, interpret and translate requirements into effective mechanical design solutions throughout the engineering lifecycle
Familiarity with modelling and simulation tools used for mechanical analysis, such as those assessing structural behaviour under static and dynamic loads
Comfortable working within engineering governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with relevant standards, processes, and best practices
Ideally holds Chartered Engineer status or has equivalent experience and qualifications in a mechanical engineering discipline
Benefits: As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts
you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. The NGRD Mechanical team: At BAE Systems we are revolutionising radar technology, delivering world-class products and the next-generat