Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job title: Senior Mechanical Engineer

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base

Salary: £45,000 – £47,500

What you’ll be doing:

• Key role in integrating a complex warship upgrade, delivering command confidence in the Power & Propulsion systems of Navy Vessels
• Ensuring engineering integrity is maintained through the embodiment of a complex modification to the vessels
• Providing on-site support to oversee delivery across multiple ships across class
• Ensuring change is managed efficiently in configuration and engineering best practice is carried through to subsequent embodiment periods
• Surveying, managing and resolving design and integration issues that arise through embodiment and commissioning / regeneration

Your skills and experiences:

• An in-depth knowledge in some technical areas with mechanical bias, and sufficient breadth of technical knowledge/experience to make sound engineering decisions in all technical areas, seeking support from specialist engineers where necessary
• A broad understanding of the design, integration, operation and maintenance of ships equipment including propulsion, diesel generators, propellers, shafts, bearings, intakes/exhausts, fuel systems, hydraulic systems, lub oil systems, compressed air systems, cooling systems, firefighting systems, domestic HVAC and chilled water systems
• A good understanding of safety within the ship environment, including being able to provide demonstrable experience of taking responsibility for hazard identification and management and safety decisions using sound safety management processes/tools
• Technical experience in managing specialist suppliers and OEMs
• Degree level qualification, or equivalent, in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline preferably with experience in the marine/naval industry and working towards IEng status

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Warship Design Authority team:

The Warship Technical Authority is a service provided by Maritime Service Asset Management. Asset Management provides through life support the Royal Navy and foreign customers in the management of vessel availability and capability. The Warship Technical Authority proves technical expertise through maintenance, upkeeps and capability enhancements for the full project lifecycle, from concept to delivery. It support the Royal Navy’s QEC Class Aircraft Carriers, T45 Destroyers, T23 Frigates, HUNT Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels and Offshore Patrol Vessels. There are significant opportunities for the expansion of this service in both the UK and export markets.

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 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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also 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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for 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: 17th February 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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