Senior/Principal Platform Systems Mechanical Engineer

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Job Title:

Senior/Principal Platform Systems Mechanical Engineer

Location:

Barrow-in-Furness. This position will require a full-time presence on-site

Salary:

Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

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 within this, be able to identify and keep abreast of novel technical concepts and markets

Author/co-author technical reports, papers, articles, patents and presentations as required

Your skills and experiences:

Educated to degree level in Engineering, Mechanical or Science subjects

Be able to design documentation with the ability to 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

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.

The Mechanical Platform Systems team:

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 a part of some of our most

complex

projects to date and to have

great opportunity

career development. 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.

Closing Date:

7th November 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for

the role . Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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Location:
Cartmel Fell
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Engineering

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