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Mechanical Engineer

BAE Systems
  • GB
    Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
  • GB
    Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
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About

Job Title:
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Location:
Portsmouth Naval Base – working a hybrid pattern
We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Please
speak
to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
Salary:
Circa £46,000 dependent on experience
Who we are:
Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.
From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.
Role description:
As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will deliver key WTA (Warship Technical Authority) service elements across platform systems, including design change, technical assurance, material state and obsolescence
management , specialist engineering support, and future support or transformation planning.
Core duties:
Providing mechanical engineering support across diverse platform systems, equipment, and critical marine services
Delivering engineering input to multiple projects, including CSM platforms and international naval programmes
Working with internal teams and external stakeholders to clarify and
manage
platform system requirements
Maintaining systems design integrity across varied engineering contexts, classes, and programme deployments
Supporting investigations, impact assessments and integration
analyses
to enable evidence-based technical
decisions
Ensuring safe, efficient implementation of design changes while maintaining configuration
control
and system integration
Essential skills:
You hold broad knowledge of
complex
platform systems across UK and international markets
You will have a good understanding of applicable industry standards and the ability to operate effectively within CSM, LCM, and other governance and assurance frameworks
You will have the ability to apply mechanical engineering knowledge quickly and confidently to a wide range of platform and projects across multiple platform systems and sub-systems and equipment’s
You will be an experienced professional engineer at CEng level or equivalent level of capability
You provide effective technical guidance and influence, supporting engineers with technical oversight, clarity of direction, and opportunities for professional development
The Asset
Management
team:
This role sits within the Warship Technical Authority (WTA) Service Hub, part of the Asset
Management
team within Warship Support, delivering whole ship, systems and equipment engineering
expertise
and change
management
to ensure safe, assured and high-quality support across Warship Support programmes. The Asset
Management
Team already supports QEC, T45, T23, HUNT, OPV and intentional navies.
Why BAE Systems?
Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with
confidence
and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a
strong
sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.
A place where everyone can thrive:
We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.
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:
14th July 2026
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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