Senior Marine Systems Engineer

BAE Systems Canada; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence contractor in Portsmouth is seeking an experienced Senior Marine Systems Engineer to provide governance and oversight for engineering decisions affecting Auxiliary Marine Systems. The role offers hybrid working arrangements and a salary of £47,500 depending on skills and experience. Candidates should have a degree in Mechanical/Mobile Engineering and experience with marine systems.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Mechanical / Marine Engineering and member of a relevant professional body working towards Chartered Engineer status.
• Knowledge of marine systems, particularly fluid and power systems.
• Experience with system analytical and failure analysis techniques.
• Understanding of safety and engineering governance processes within defence or commercial industry.

Responsibilities

• Provide governance and oversight of Engineering decisions affecting Auxiliary Marine Systems.
• Contribute specialist mechanical engineering knowledge for engineering change activities.
• Coordinate engineering activity ensuring defined objectives are met while maintaining safety and quality.

Skills

Mechanical / Marine Engineering

Knowledge of marine systems

System analytical techniques

Failure analysis techniques

Education

Degree in Mechanical / Marine Engineering

Job description

Overview

Job title: Senior Marine Systems Engineer

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

Salary: £47,500 depending on skills and experience

What you'll be doing

• The Warship Technical Authority (WTA) combined with the DE&S Warship Approving Authority form the Warship Design Authority
• This role provides governance and oversight of Engineering decisions that affect Auxiliary Marine Systems
• The WTA Senior Mechanical Systems Engineer will contribute specialist mechanical engineering knowledge in undertaking a range of engineering change activities in line with Business Processes and Quality Requirements
• Providing advice and support to the WTA Marine Systems Lead Engineer for their assigned platform, wider WTA Engineering team and other functions
• Co-ordinating tasked engineering activity ensuring defined objectives are achieved, whilst continually maintaining safety, quality, and service requirements
• Being responsible for providing mechanical systems engineering capability across a broad set of challenges including root cause analysis, requirements derivation, and technical report writing, to meet the needs of COM internal projects and the customer programmes
• You will also be exposed to various opportunities to gain experience in working across different platforms and roles elsewhere in the wider warship support function

Your skills and experiences

• Degree qualified in Mechanical / Marine Engineering and member of a relevant professional body working towards Chartered Engineer status
• Knowledge of marine systems, in particular fluid systems, power systems, with an understanding of the underlying principles that govern their operation
• Experience with system analytical and failure analysis techniques
• An understanding of defence or commercial industry safety and engineering governance processes

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 Asset Management WTA Marine Systems Engineering team

This team provides constant engineering support to the supported classes of RN warships within Portsmouth Naval Base including the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, T45 Destroyers, T23, Hunt MCMV, and River Class OPVs. Involvement in all aspects of the waterfront support provided by the Class Management Team, including maintenance & upkeep, as well as the introduction of new capability. This team has a strong track record of professional development with support in achieving CEng accreditation.

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 where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also 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.

Security & eligibility — 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 at a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 3rd October 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.

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