Senior/Principal Platform Systems Mechanical Engineer

BAE Systems; Askam-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company in the UK seeks an engineer to develop design evidence for safety and effectiveness. You will manage prototypes, mentor junior engineers, and support planning for testing activities. This role offers excellent career development and benefits, including relocation support and flexible health plans, in a culture that values diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in Engineering, Mechanical or Science subjects.

Responsibilities

• Develop design evidence for customer confidence.
• Assist in building prototypes and products.
• Provide corrective action on defects.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Plan support for testing and commissioning activities.

Skills

CAD

MS Office

Complex engineering calculations

Mentoring

Presentation skills

Education

Degree in Engineering, Mechanical or Science

Job description

Responsibilities

• Developing the package of design evidence required to justify a safe, effective design and generate customer confidence in the design solution
• Specifying and assisting in the build of prototypes, products and systems suitable for testing
• Providing timely corrective actions on all assigned defects and issues
• Ensuring that commitments are agreed, reviewed and met
• Mentoring junior engineers regarding technical matters
• Making presentations effectively to technical and management audiences and being able to keep abreast of novel technical concepts and markets
• Author/co-author technical reports, papers, articles, patents, and presentations as required
• Be able to design documentation and present these to customers and wider groups
• Have the ability to solve complex engineering calculations
• Be proficient in CAD, MS Office, and be comfortable with other IT applications
• Planning and reactive support to ensure that the engineering aspects of testing and commissioning activities are undertaken in a safe and appropriate way while ensuring design intent is maintained

Qualifications / Requirements

• Educated to degree level in Engineering, Mechanical or Science subjects

What We Offer

Being part of a team, you will have a great opportunity to be involved in the planning and reactive support to ensure that the engineering aspects of testing and commissioning activities are undertaken in a safe and appropriate way whilst ensuring design intent are maintained. It's a fantastic opportunity to be part of some of our most complex projects to date and to have great career development opportunities. We offer relocation support across all Submarine roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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 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 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.

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.