Job Title:
Radar Mechanical Design
Lead
Location:
Isle of Wight – Cowes – 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.
What you’ll 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 employee 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-generation capability that keeps the UK at the forefront of defence innovation. As a growing business working on
cutting-edge
solutions, we value the importance of investment in talent—people like you—who are eager to push technological boundaries, make a real impact and translate this into world-class products.
Our mission is clear: to equip our customers with the most advanced and capable systems available, through which we invest and build the UK’s sovereign capability for Radar. With
strong
backing from those customers, who are not only in close proximity but also deeply integrated in our strategic vision, we operate in a highly collaborative environment where what we do really matters.
Our workplace in Cowes is an easily accessible commute from Southampton with a regular foot passenger ferry and BAE shuttle service from the ferry terminal to site.
Joining our team means being part of a dynamic, forward-thinking organisation that values career development, technical excellence, and real-world impact. We’re on a growth journey, with that there are rich opportunities for you to develop,
lead, and innovate way into the future. Join us and shape the future of Radar technology, we want to hear from you. We work in the business of careers not jobs – your future starts here.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder
etc .) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please
speak
to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export
control
restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict
the roles
you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All
applicants
must
as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where
applicants
must
typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for
the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date
7th November 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for
the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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