Job title: Principal Mechanical Engineer (Platform Equipment)
Location: Coventry (Hybrid). We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role
Salary: Negotiable depending on experience
What youll be doing:
* Develop design solutions to meet agreed time, cost, and quality targets
* Define and manage requirements, acceptance criteria, and performance activities to meet contractual obligations
* Support design, build, integration, installation, and commissioning activities to meet contractual obligations
* Produce technical documentation, diagrams, specifications, calculations, and design justifications for reviews
* Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, contractual, and company standards
* Lead or contribute to design reviews, customer presentations, and supplier acceptance activities
* Review and manager supplier documentation, ensuring accurate capture and record-keeping
* Support bids, proposals, project planning, and Certificate of Design activities with clear technical input
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
* Technical report writing skills
* Demonstrable experience in the delivery of mechanical systems through the development lifecycle
* Comprehensive experience of applying technical expertise across the full engineering lifecycle
* In-depth knowledge and experience specifying mechanical equipment and components (hydraulic systems, winch equipment, heat exchangers, electric motor driven systems etc)
Desirable:
* BEng (Hons) / MEng or equivalent in a relevant STEM degree
* CEng or capable of achieving CEng
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 Combat System Team:
As a Principal Engineer, you will be working on an innovative new submarine engineering programme, youll be tackling projects never attempted before. Youll have the opportunity to work across a wide variety of submarine Combat System subsystems, gaining experience with a broad and diverse range of technologies. We offer relocation support across all Submarine roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you will be able to make a real difference. Youll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where youll 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