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Job Title
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Location
Rochester
Salary
Up to £55,000 depending on skills and experience
What You’ll Be Doing
* Generate design concepts and solutions from first principals to meet project and customer requirements, supported by sketches, hand calculations and associated data packs.
* Prepare and present engineering data packs for internal review and in a customer forum; check and approve datasets (drawings/MBD) to ensure correct standards, correct design intent and adequate definition for manufacture and inspection.
* Identify, define and manage work packages to derisk areas of product design early in the lifecycle.
* Validate and verify requirements using appropriate tools (e.g., DOORS) and manage through the engineering life cycle.
* Collaborate across all engineering disciplines, liaising with technical specialists as required.
* Manage work of mechanical engineers and technicians, take technical responsibility for design solutions and technical data packs, peer‑check designs, hand calculations and reports.
Essential
* Proven track record of product development from concept through to production, with strong technical ability and experience solving problems including new technologies and innovations for complex engineering systems.
* Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related subject preferred or demonstrable equivalent experience; ability to apply physics and engineering principles to derive/validate designs.
* Competence in using CAD tools (CREO preferred) to prepare design models and technical datasets (drawings/MBD).
Desirable
* Experience in avionic systems, optical displays, mechatronics, electronics packaging, anthropometrics, composite design, additive manufacturing and test and measurement equipment.
* Capability to use specialist dynamic, structural and thermal analysis tools, including validation of output of these tools.
Benefits
Competitive pension scheme; employee share plans; 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.
Closing Date
14th November 2025
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Defense & Space
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, 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 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 security and export control restrictions. All applicants must achieve the minimum baseline personnel security standard and may require higher levels of national security vetting.
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