Consultant Mechanical Engineer (Hydrostatic Control)

TieTalent; Grange-Over-Sands; Hybrid; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Consultant Mechanical Engineer specializing in Hydrostatic Control. This role involves designing and verifying control systems for naval applications, ensuring compliance with Royal Navy requirements. The position offers flexible work arrangements and opportunities for professional development within a dynamic team.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of hydrostatic control, trim, compensation.
• Demonstrable experience in applying systems engineering principles.
• CEng status or equivalent (working towards) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Capture and approve functional requirements for Hydrostatic Control.
• Deliver a coherent functional design across mechanical systems.
• Define test objectives for verification and validation.

Skills

Active Vehicle Control System functionality

Complex control systems

Hydrostatic control systems

Systems engineering principles

Education

Relevant STEM degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Consultant Mechanical Engineer (Hydrostatic Control)

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Job Title: Consultant Mechanical Engineer (Hydrostatic Control)

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Frimley, Filton or Manchester. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £60,000

What You’ll Be Doing

• Be responsible for the capture and approval of functional requirements for Hydrostatic Control in accordance with company and programme processes.
• Deliver a coherent functional design for Hydrostatic Control and wider AVCS, across mechanical systems, C&I equipment, HMI and software.
• Define test objectives, scenarios and sea trials for V&V of the design and integrated system, both for system performance and use by the operator.
• Provide technical specialist input, reviews and support for projects that are beyond immediate scope
• Manage stakeholder engagement throughout the design to ensure that the solution meets the requirements of the Royal Navy
  
  

Your Skills And Experiences

• Comprehensive knowledge of Active Vehicle Control System functionality
• An understanding of complex control systems
• Knowledge of hydrostatic control systems such as trim, compensation, hover and their operation
• Demonstrable experience of applying systems engineering principles
• Relevant STEM degree or equivalent experience
• CEng status or equivalent in a relevant subject matter/ working towards
  
  

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 Hydrostatic Control Team

By joining our team, you will help to play an integral part of delivering and maintaining operational excellence for UK Defence. The team’s innovative approach involves adapting controls that are usually used in fly-by-wire aircraft and applying them in a marine environment. The opportunity will give you a fantastic chance to develop within your career and also be a part of our largest and more complex programmes yet. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you will be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and 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 (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 of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically leave 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending in the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 26th June 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.

Nice-to-have skills

• Systems Engineering
• Grange-over-Sands, England
  
  

Work experience

• Electronics Engineering
  
  

Languages

• English
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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