Radar Mechanical Design Lead
Location: Isle of Wight - Cowes (discuss role options with recruiter)
Salary: Up to £85,700 (dependent on skills and experience). Part‑time with accruing hours available – discuss 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 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. An annual incentive may also be available.
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, building the UK’s sovereign capability for Radar. The Cowes site is easily accessible from Southampton and offers a regular foot passenger ferry and BAE shuttle service.
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 strive for inclusive recruitment. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance, please speak to your recruiter about reasonable adjustments.
Many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. Applicants must meet baseline personnel security requirements and may need higher levels of national security vetting based on nationality and residency.
Closing Date
7th November 2025
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