Overview

Mechanical Project Engineer at hackajob, Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base. Salary: Up to £42,000 depending on skills and experience. Employment type: Full-time. Seniority level: Entry level.

Closing Date: 14th September 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Involved in a key role in integrating a complex warship upgrade, delivering command confidence in the Power & Propulsion systems of the T45 Destroyers
• Ensuring engineering integrity is maintained through the embodiment of a complex modification across multiple platforms
• Providing on-site support to oversee delivery across multiple Naval Platforms
• Supporting the effective delivery of change in configuration and carrying through engineering best practice to subsequent embodiment periods
• Surveying, and resolving design and integration issues that arise through embodiment and commissioning / regeneration

Your Skills And Experiences

• Knowledge of Mechanical and Fluid systems including Diesel Generators and auxiliary systems including: intakes/exhausts, fuel, sea water systems, HVAC etc
• Strong collaboration skills as you will be liaising with stakeholders across Portsmouth Naval Base to support the resolution of design, integration and materials queries, and supporting progressive assurance activities with the MOD and other approval authorities
• Relevant engineering qualification, engineering degree or equivalent

Benefits

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts. You may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

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 that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please note that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. All applicants must at minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Some roles require higher levels of National Security Vetting, typically with 5 to 10 years of residency in the UK depending on the role.

Job Function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Software Development

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