Overview
Job title: Mechanical Design Engineer – Mechanical Systems
Location: Portsmouth – hybrid and flexible working arrangements available; speak to your recruiter about options for this role.
Salary: £36,575 – £38,575
Responsibilities
* Conduct on-board ship trials and surveys and communicate with other departments, Design Services disciplines, customers and suppliers
* Carry out technical investigations into operational problems or developments, and develop and prepare solutions, individually or as part of a team
* Support the development of best practices to increase the capability and performance of tools and processes
* Produce technical drawing guidance packages, detail part lists and inventories through AutoCAD / Inventor design
* Represent the Mechanical / Piping team at project design reviews or support other colleagues on platform tasks
* Use internal and external customer-driven databases to source information
Your skills and experiences
* Essential:
* AutoCAD / Inventor design experience with ability to produce detailed manufacturing & assembly drawings
* Understanding of detailed system and technical engineering drawings including manufacturing drawings with knowledge of projection layouts, scaling & tolerancing; knowledge of ship system engineering drawings (P&ID’s, diagrams, piping isometrics) and ship systems materials and equipment (symbols)
* Knowledge of maritime warship / commercial systems (fluid-based and mechanical systems); ability to perform basic pressure loss and flow calculations to size pipework
* Knowledge of mechanical manufacturing processes
* Ship experience (build or in-service) with understanding of RN ship / commercial mechanical / piping systems for various vessel classes
* Understanding of military and commercial ship-related standards
Benefits
In addition to a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers employee share plans and a broad range of flexible 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.
About the team
Design Services is BAE Systems Maritime’s in-service technical support cell located in Portsmouth Naval Base. We employ around 180 people across Mechanical, Electrical & Combat Systems, Structures / Outfit and HVAC to create modification design packages and reports for installation and integration on legacy warships. We are a diverse team with varied engineering and educational backgrounds and experience.
Additional information
Please note that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. Applicants must meet Baseline Personnel Security Standard at minimum; higher levels of National Security Vetting may be required.
Closing Date: 18th September 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. If you are interested, please apply early.
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