Mast Mechanical Design Lead

BAE Systems; Bembridge; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Mast Mechanical Design Lead, where you'll apply your expertise in Mechanical Engineering to develop cutting-edge radar systems for the defence industry. This role offers hybrid working arrangements and the chance to work on innovative projects that protect and serve. Your day-to-day will involve leading engineering teams, interfacing with clients, and ensuring operational excellence while contributing to the development of next-generation radar products.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Subject matter expertise in Mechanical Engineering.
• Achieved Chartered Engineer status or working towards it.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert knowledge to apply principles of systems engineering.
• Lead engineering teams and manage costs.
• Deliver solutions to meet programme and customer requirements.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Finite Element Analysis

CAD

Engineering Lifecycle Models

Education

Higher education in a relevant STEM discipline

Tools

Mechanical Engineering Analysis

Job description

Job Title: Mast Mechanical Design Lead

Location: Cowes - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to GBP 70,000 depending on skills and experience.

Put yourself into a dynamic Mast Mechanical Design Lead role at the forefront of real-world demands in the defence industry. Alongside ensuring operational excellence for our existing products, there will be the opportunity to develop next-generation radar products to counter emerging threats and contribute to our strategy for new technology. Your day-to-day will be exciting and diverse, applying the principles of Engineering across the entire engineering development lifecycle as you join in developing radar systems used by those who serve and protect us.

What you'll be doing:

1. Provide a depth and breadth of expert knowledge gained through substantial work experience to apply principles and concepts of systems engineering, ISO 15288, and own specialist mechanical engineering expertise to development or problem resolution of a complex shipborne structure with integrated sensor configurations.
2. Provide technical and business leadership and may lead several engineering teams, including management and possible control of costs associated with the team activity.
3. Analyse, define, evaluate, plan, and deliver solutions to meet programme, business, and customer requirements.
4. Interface with customers, suppliers, and other functions and act as an ambassador for engineering to these groups.
5. Assist with development of engineering capability and skills and monitor professional development of engineers to meet future discipline requirements.

Your skills and experience:

• Subject matter expertise in Mechanical Engineering: Structures and Finite Element Analysis (particularly Static and Dynamic Shock and Vibration) or equivalent experience.
• Ability to generate requirements and translate concepts into production-ready designs.
• Relevant experience/knowledge of CAD and Mechanical Engineering Analysis, Modelling, and Simulation tools.
• Experience of leading large-scale complex system designs.
• Experience of multiple aspects of an engineering lifecycle and expert knowledge of lifecycle models (e.g., Waterfall, Agile).
• Higher education (or equivalent experience) in a relevant STEM discipline.
• Achieved Chartered Engineer status or working towards it.

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.

The Radar Systems Engineering team:

The Integrated Mast Mechanical Design Lead is a subject matter expert in Mechanical Engineering, responsible for the conceptual development of future shipborne integrated mast structures designed to house multiple radars, sensors, communications systems, and ship services.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to enhance your skills and invest in your career within a global business. You will be supported in growing your knowledge in contemporary and cutting-edge Radar techniques, with opportunities to develop your skills and responsibilities in technical leadership.

In this role, you will enjoy both flexible and hybrid working arrangements. Our workplace in Cowes is easily accessible from Southampton, with a regular foot passenger ferry and BAE shuttle service from the ferry terminal to the site.

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our approach will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include part-time hours, accruing hours, and flexibility around start and finish times, helping you balance work, on-site presence, and personal life.

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, rewards integrity and merit, and empowers you to fulfill your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, especially from sections of the community currently underrepresented in our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals. We aim to make our recruitment processes as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in assessments, please speak to your recruiter about reasonable adjustments.

Please note that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions, which may limit roles based on nationality, residency, and other factors. All applicants must meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard, with some roles requiring higher security vetting, including 5 to 10 years of continuous UK residency.

Closing date: 16th May 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please submit your application early if interested.