Join Our Team as a Radar Mechanical Design Lead!
Location: Isle of Wight, Cowes. Speak to your recruiter about the options available for this role.
Salary: Up to £85,700 (dependent on skills and experience). Part-time and accruing hours available—let us know if you'd like to discuss these options!
What You'll Be Doing:
As a Radar Mechanical Design Lead, you will:
* Conduct detailed mechanical design and analysis 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 your 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 implement design changes as needed.
Your Skills and Experiences:
We’re looking for candidates who have:
* Demonstrable expertise in at least one area of Mechanical Engineering (e.g., thermal systems, structures, CFD, FEA, or propulsion).
* Proven experience in complex mechanical design, including the design, build, integration, and testing of advanced mechanical systems or products.
* The ability to collate, interpret, and translate requirements into effective mechanical design solutions throughout the engineering lifecycle.
* Familiarity with modeling and simulation tools for mechanical analysis, assessing structural behavior under static and dynamic loads.
* Comfort in working within engineering governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and best practices.
* Chartered Engineer status or equivalent experience and qualifications in a mechanical engineering discipline is ideal.
Benefits:
At BAE Systems, we offer more than just a competitive salary. Enjoy:
* A robust pension scheme.
* Employee share plans.
* An extensive range of flexible, discounted health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme and private health plans.
* Shopping discounts and eligibility for an annual incentive.
About the NGRD Mechanical Team:
Join us in revolutionizing radar technology! At BAE Systems, we deliver world-class products and next-generation capabilities that keep the UK at the forefront of defense innovation. We value investment in talent—people like you who are eager to push technological boundaries and make a real impact.
Our mission is clear: equip our customers with the most advanced systems available, building the UK's sovereign capability for Radar. With strong backing from our customers, we operate in a collaborative environment where what we do truly matters.
Our workplace in Cowes is easily accessible from Southampton, with a regular foot passenger ferry and BAE shuttle service from the ferry terminal to the site.
Joining our team means being part of a dynamic, forward-thinking organization that values career development, technical excellence, and real-world impact. We’re on a growth journey, offering rich opportunities for you to develop, lead, and innovate. Join us and shape the future of Radar technology—your future starts here!
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you can truly make a difference. We foster an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity and merit, and empowers you to fulfill your potential. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and strive to make our recruitment processes as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessments, please discuss potential reasonable adjustments with your recruiter.
Please note that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. Factors such as nationality, previous nationalities, and place of birth may restrict the roles you are eligible for. All applicants must achieve the Baseline Personnel Security Standard, with many roles requiring higher levels of National Security Vetting.
Closing Date:
7th November 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please submit your application as early as possible!