Join Us as a Lead Mechanical Engineer – Product Assurance!
Location: Barrow-in-Furness. Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid and flexible working arrangements—let's discuss the options that suit you best!
Salary: Circa £55,000
What You’ll Be Doing:
As a Lead Mechanical Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-level engineering assurance across our cutting-edge BAE Systems Maritime Submarines products. Your responsibilities will include:
* Delivering engineering assurance to ensure integrity across major Submarine Enterprise programmes.
* Planning and prioritising assurance activities using a risk-based approach, optimising resources while adhering to the Submarines Engineering Product Assurance Framework.
* Leading and supporting key assurance reviews, validating design decisions, technical bids, and engineering evidence with your SQEP expertise.
* Ensuring products are safe, compliant, cost-effective, and fully integrated, with hazards demonstrated ALARP and configurations clearly controlled.
* Providing independent oversight to design and technical reviews, offering objective judgement aligned with mandated engineering frameworks and policies.
* Collaborating across engineering and business teams to influence outcomes, shape product quality, and enable safe, successful delivery.
* Acting as an independent voice in safety assurance, providing impartial technical support and challenging designs from a fresh, safety-focused perspective.
Your Skills and Experiences:
We’re looking for someone with a strong background in mechanical engineering. Here’s what you’ll need:
* A degree in Mechanical Engineering is preferred, but strong experience in design and/or commissioning will also be considered.
* Hands-on experience with event reporting systems, confidently identifying issues, investigating root causes, and driving effective resolutions.
* Proven capability in design proving, taking projects through verification, validation, and successful commissioning.
* Strong knowledge of design reviews, audits, change management, and resolving complex technical challenges.
* A solid mechanical engineering background with practical experience across design, testing, and commissioning activities.
Why Join Us?
At BAE Systems, we offer more than just a job; we provide a pathway to a fulfilling career. Here’s what you can expect:
* A competitive pension scheme and 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.
* Eligibility for an annual incentive based on performance.
The Product Assurance Team:
As the Lead Mechanical Engineer – Product Assurance, you will be at the forefront of the UK’s most advanced engineering challenges. You’ll shape key elements of the assurance schedule and gain hands-on insight into audits, inspections, reviews, tests, and trials. Your work will be varied and engaging, producing clear technical briefings, supporting issue investigations, and tracking progress through our Concerns and Best Practice System. You’ll be a trusted source of specialist technical advice, directly contributing to the safety and assurance of world-class submarine technologies. Relocation support is available for eligible candidates.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you can truly make a difference. We foster an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and empowers you to reach your full potential. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and strive to make our recruitment processes as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessments, please let us know so we can provide the necessary support.
Important Note: Many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. Factors such as nationality and residency may affect your eligibility for certain positions. All applicants must meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard, with many roles requiring higher levels of National Security Vetting.
Closing Date: 17th February 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible!
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