Job Title: Mechanical Design Lead Location: Cowes – Isle of Wight or Broad Oak

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Up to £85,700 depending on skills and experience

Part time & accruing hours available

Please let us know if you would like to discuss these options Put yourself into a dynamic Mechanical Design Lead role at the forefront of real world demands in the defence industry

Alongside ensuring operational excellence for our existing products, there will be the opportunity to develop next generation radar products to counter emerging threats and contribution to our strategy for new technology

Your new day-to-day will be exciting and diverse by applying the principles of Engineering across the entire engineering development lifecycle as you join in developing radar systems used by those who serve and protect us

What you’ll be doing: • Provide a depth and breadth of expert knowledge gained through substantial work experience to apply principles and concepts of systems engineering, ISO 15288 and own specialist mechanical engineering expertise to development or problem resolution of a complex shipborne structure 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 • Interface with customers, suppliers and other functions and will 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 (particularly 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 • Experience of multiple aspects of an engineering lifecycle and expert knowledge of lifecycle models (e.g

Waterfall, Agile) • Higher education (or equivalent experience) in a relevant STEM discipline • Achieved Chartered Engineer status or be working towards 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 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 is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your skills and invest in your career journey within a global business

You will be supported in growing your knowledge in contemporary and cutting-edge Radar techniques, with opportunities to develop your skills and responsibilities in technical leadership

In this role, you will be able to enjoy both flexible and hybrid working arrangements

Our workplace in Cowes is an easily accessible commute from Southampton with a regular foot passenger ferry and BAE shuttle service from the ferry terminal to site

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work

Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location

This could include part time hours, accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home

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: 10th July 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.