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Job title: Mechanical Design Lead
Location: Cowes – Isle of Wight or Broad Oak. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements available; please speak to your recruiter about options for this role.
Salary: Up to £85,700 depending on skills and experience. Part-time and accruing hours available.
Closing Date: 24th September 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.
Why BAE Systems? A place where you can make a real difference. An inclusive culture that values thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you are empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to ensure our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible.
Security and export control: Many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions. Factors such as you, and your place of birth may restrict eligible roles. All applicants must at a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Higher levels of Security Vetting are common for many roles.
This role is part of the Radar Systems Engineering team. The Mechanical Design Lead is a subject matter expert responsible for conceptual development of future shipborne integrated mast structures designed to house multiple radars, sensors, communications systems, and ship services.
What you’ll be doing
Provide a depth and breadth of expert knowledge in systems engineering, ISO 15288, and mechanical engineering to develop or resolve problems on complex shipborne structures with integrated sensor configurations.
Provide technical and business leadership and may lead several engineering teams, including management and possible control of costs associated with the team activity.
Analyse, define, evaluate, plan and deliver solutions to meet programme, business and customer requirements, and interface with customers, suppliers and other functions. Act as an ambassador for engineering to these groups.
Assist with development of engineering capability and skills and monitor professional development of engineers to meet future discipline requirements.
Your skills and experience
Subject matter expertise in Mechanical Engineering: Structures and Finite Element Analysis (static and dynamic shock and vibration) or equivalent experience.
Ability to generate requirements and translate concepts into production-ready designs.
Relevant experience/knowledge of CAD and Mechanical Engineering Analysis, Modelling and Simulation tools.
Experience of leading large scale complex system designs and of multiple aspects of an engineering lifecycle with expert knowledge of lifecycle models (e.g., Waterfall, Agile).
Higher education (or equivalent experience) in a relevant STEM discipline. Chartered Engineer status or working towards.
Benefits As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers share plans and an extensive 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.
About the Radar Systems Engineering team The Mechanical Design Lead is a subject matter expert in Mechanical Engineering, responsible for the conceptual development of future shipborne integrated mast structures designed to house multiple radars, sensors, communications systems, and ship services. This role offers opportunities to develop skills and responsibilities in technical leadership, with support to grow knowledge in contemporary Radar techniques.
Working arrangements You will be able to enjoy both flexible and hybrid working arrangements. Our Cowes workplace is accessible from Southampton via regular foot passenger ferry and BAE shuttle service. We offer flexibility in working hours depending on role and location, including part-time hours and accruing hours.
Equal Opportunity and Inclusion We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people. If you have a health condition or require reasonable adjustments for assessments, please speak to your recruiter. This role is open to BAE Systems employees who have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.
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Location: Cowes – Isle of Wight or Broad Oak. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements available; please speak to your recruiter about options for this role.
Salary: Up to £85,700 depending on skills and experience. Part-time and accruing hours available.
Closing Date: 24th September 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.
Why BAE Systems? A place where you can make a real difference. An inclusive culture that values thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you are empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to ensure our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible.
Security and export control: Many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions. Factors such as you, and your place of birth may restrict eligible roles. All applicants must at a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Higher levels of Security Vetting are common for many roles.
This role is part of the Radar Systems Engineering team. The Mechanical Design Lead is a subject matter expert responsible for conceptual development of future shipborne integrated mast structures designed to house multiple radars, sensors, communications systems, and ship services.
What you’ll be doing
Provide a depth and breadth of expert knowledge in systems engineering, ISO 15288, and mechanical engineering to develop or resolve problems on complex shipborne structures with integrated sensor configurations.
Provide technical and business leadership and may lead several engineering teams, including management and possible control of costs associated with the team activity.
Analyse, define, evaluate, plan and deliver solutions to meet programme, business and customer requirements, and interface with customers, suppliers and other functions. Act as an ambassador for engineering to these groups.
Assist with development of engineering capability and skills and monitor professional development of engineers to meet future discipline requirements.
Your skills and experience
Subject matter expertise in Mechanical Engineering: Structures and Finite Element Analysis (static and dynamic shock and vibration) or equivalent experience.
Ability to generate requirements and translate concepts into production-ready designs.
Relevant experience/knowledge of CAD and Mechanical Engineering Analysis, Modelling and Simulation tools.
Experience of leading large scale complex system designs and of multiple aspects of an engineering lifecycle with expert knowledge of lifecycle models (e.g., Waterfall, Agile).
Higher education (or equivalent experience) in a relevant STEM discipline. Chartered Engineer status or working towards.
Benefits As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers share plans and an extensive 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.
About the Radar Systems Engineering team The Mechanical Design Lead is a subject matter expert in Mechanical Engineering, responsible for the conceptual development of future shipborne integrated mast structures designed to house multiple radars, sensors, communications systems, and ship services. This role offers opportunities to develop skills and responsibilities in technical leadership, with support to grow knowledge in contemporary Radar techniques.
Working arrangements You will be able to enjoy both flexible and hybrid working arrangements. Our Cowes workplace is accessible from Southampton via regular foot passenger ferry and BAE shuttle service. We offer flexibility in working hours depending on role and location, including part-time hours and accruing hours.
Equal Opportunity and Inclusion We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people. If you have a health condition or require reasonable adjustments for assessments, please speak to your recruiter. This role is open to BAE Systems employees who have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.
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