Overview
Job Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer
Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight
Salary: Up to £63,150 depending on experience. Part time & accruing hours available. Please let us know if you would like to discuss these options.
Responsibilities
* Providing technical engineering support to mechanical engineering design activities for new and legacy products
* Developing conceptual designs for radar products, sub-systems and units
* Producing technical documentation in line with company guidelines
* Attending and contributing to design review discussions/meetings
* Engaging with different engineering disciplines and competencies within the local project and BAE Systems more broadly
* Undertaking continuous personal development to build own skill, knowledge and competence in a range of business situations
* Supporting the development of other early careers engineers within the discipline
Qualifications
* Essential: Degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering
* Full engineering lifecycle experience
* Defence, Marine or extreme environment engineering industry experience
* Broad understanding of mechanical engineering theory and technology with an interest in developing specialist experience in cooling systems, FE and CFD
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 – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
Mechanical Engineering Radar Team
As you engage with engineering functions across the business, the team covers the whole engineering lifecycle using the latest cutting-edge technology. Becoming a member of the Mechanical Engineering Radar team will provide you with significant exposure inside the larger BAE Systems organisation. BAE Systems Naval Radar provides Radar products and support services to a diverse range of customers worldwide. This role will provide engineering management support as part of a team delivering capability upgrades to the Royal Navy over the next 10 years.
Career progression and working pattern
You will have the opportunity to develop and enhance your skills and knowledge, with the potential to lead into more senior positions within a global business. Our working approach provides flexibility with working hours depending on role and location, including accruing hours and flexibility around start and finish times to balance work, site, and home life.
Diversity and inclusion
Why BAE Systems? You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community underrepresented in our industry, including women, minorities, people with disabilities and individuals. We also aim to make recruitment processes as inclusive as possible.
If you have a health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessments, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Some roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, visa status, and place of birth can affect eligibility for certain roles.
All applicants must at minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles require higher levels of Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous UK residence in order to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date: 19th September 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. LI-RB1 LI-Onsite
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