Senior Mechanical Engineer

BAE Systems; Newport; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 64,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company based in Cowes, Isle of Wight is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer. You will provide engineering support for radar products, manage design activities, and work across disciplines. Essential qualifications include a degree in Mechanical Engineering and relevant industry experience. The role offers a competitive salary and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health and wellbeing benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Potential annual incentive

Qualifications

• Experience in Defence, Marine or extreme environment engineering industry.
• Full engineering lifecycle experience.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical engineering support to design activities.
• Developing conceptual designs for radar products.
• Producing technical documentation per guidelines.
• Attending design review meetings.
• Engaging with various engineering disciplines.
• Supporting the development of early careers engineers.

Skills

Mechanical engineering theory and technology

Cooling systems

Finite Element Analysis (FE)

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job Title

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight

Salary: Up to £63,150 depending on experience. Part time & accruing hours available. Please let us know if you would like to discuss these options.

What you’ll be doing

• Providing technical engineering support to mechanical engineering design activities for new and legacy products
• Developing conceptual designs for radar products, sub-systems and units
• Producing technical documentation in line with company guidelines
• Attending and contributing to design review discussions/meetings
• Engaging with different engineering disciplines and competencies which exist within the local project and BAE Systems more broadly
• Undertaking continuous personal development as required in order to build own skill, knowledge and competence in a range of business situations
• Supporting the development of other early careers engineers within the discipline

Your skills and experiences

Essential:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering
• Full engineering lifecycle experience
• Defence, Marine or extreme environment engineering industry experience
• Have a broad understanding of mechanical engineering theory and technology with an interest in developing specialist experience in cooling systems, FE and CFD

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.

Mechanical Engineering Radar Team

As you engage with engineering functions across the business, as our team covers the whole engineering lifecycle using the latest cutting-edge technology, becoming a member of the Mechanical Engineering Radar team will provide you with significant exposure inside the larger BAE Systems organisation.

BAE Systems Naval Radar provides Radar products and support services to a diverse range of customers worldwide. This role will provide engineering management support as part of a team delivering capability upgrades to the Royal Navy over the next 10 years. You will have the opportunity to develop and enhance your skills and knowledge, with the potential to lead into more senior positions within a global business.

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

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 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 security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality and place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform. All applicants must at minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Some roles require higher levels of National Security Vetting which may require 5 to 10 years of continuous UK residency.

Closing Date: 19th September 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please submit your application as early as possible.

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