Senior Mechanical Engineer

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Job summary

An advanced engineering firm is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to provide technical support for radar products. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Mechanical Engineering and experience in the defence or marine sectors. Responsibilities include developing designs, producing documentation, and contributing to design reviews. This position offers competitive benefits and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Qualifications

• Essential: Degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering.
• Full engineering lifecycle experience is required.
• Experience in Defence, Marine, or extreme environment engineering is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical engineering support to mechanical engineering design activities.
• Developing conceptual designs for radar products and subsystems.
• Producing technical documentation in line with company guidelines.
• Attending and contributing to design reviews.

Skills

Degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering

Full engineering lifecycle experience

Defence, Marine or extreme environment engineering industry experience

Broad understanding of mechanical engineering theory and technology

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer
Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight
Salary: Up to £63,150 depending on experience. Part time and accruing hours available. Please indicate 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 reviews and discussions/meetings.

Your skills and experience

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

Benefits

• Competitive pension scheme.
• Employee share plans and 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.

About the team and role

Mechanical Engineering Radar Team: The team covers the whole engineering lifecycle using the latest cutting-edge technology. The role provides engineering management support as part of a team delivering capability upgrades to the Royal Navy over the next 10 years within BAE Systems Naval Radar.

Working arrangements

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. Our working approach is flexible with regard to hours and timings depending on role and location, and may include accruing hours and flexibility around start and finish times to balance work, site and home life.

Inclusion and accessibility

This is a place where you’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, including women, minorities, people with disabilities and individuals who are currently underrepresented in our industry. We will strive to make recruitment processes as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about reasonable adjustments.

Security and eligibility

Please note that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as nationality, any previous countries of residence, and place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Some roles require higher levels of Security Vetting, typically requiring 5 to 10 years of continuous UK residency due to the vetting level required for the role.

How to apply and important dates

Closing Date: 19 September 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please submit your application as soon as possible. LI-RB1 LI-Onsite