Overview
Job title: Future Radar Mechanical Design Authority
Location: Isle of Wight – Cowes or Portsmouth – Broad Oak. Salary: Up to £85,700 (dependent on skills and experience). Part time and accruing hours available. This is a senior mechanical engineering role focused on leading the design and development of complex mechanical systems for a cutting-edge technology demonstrator.
Responsibilities
* 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.
Qualifications & Skills
* 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 Chartered Engineer status or equivalent experience and qualifications in a mechanical engineering discipline.
Benefits
* Competitive pension scheme.
* Share plans and a range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans, and shopping discounts.
* Annual incentive eligibility.
About the Team & Company
Join a growing team at BAE Systems revolutionising radar technology and delivering world-class products and capabilities that keep the UK at the forefront of defence innovation. We value talent, encourage technical excellence, and offer opportunities to develop, lead, and innovate.
Additional Information
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.
We operate in an inclusive culture that values integrity and merit. If you have a health condition or need reasonable adjustments during assessments, please speak to your recruiter.
Please note that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. Applicants must meet Baseline Personnel Security Standard at a minimum. Some roles require higher levels of Security Vetting.
Closing Date: 26th September 2025. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
If interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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