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 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 within the local project and broader organization
• Undertaking continuous personal development to build 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
• 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 offers employee share plans and a range of flexible 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.

Closing Date

Closing Date: 19 September 2025

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