Principal Mechanical Engineer

BAE Systems
United Kingdom
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled TradesSkills: ["Technical leadership","Mentoring","Stakeholder engagement","Engineering governance","Innovation"]

Lead critical platform engineering services across the WTA Mechanical Engineering discipline, providing expert technical guidance, assurance, and governance. Drive early lifecycle engineering, feasibility and design studies, and technical analysis to support compliance arguments. Support multi-disciplinary initiatives across naval programmes, ensuring design integrity, configuration control, and safe implementation of platform system changes while mentoring engineers and shaping engineering excellence for MOD and partner stakeholders.

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BAE Systems
BAE Systems
17 hours ago

Principal Mechanical Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead critical platform engineering services across the WTA Mechanical Engineering discipline, providing expert technical guidance, assurance, and governance. Drive early lifecycle engineering, feasibility and design studies, and technical analysis to support compliance arguments. Support multi-disciplinary initiatives across naval programmes, ensuring design integrity, configuration control, and safe implementation of platform system changes while mentoring engineers and shaping engineering excellence for MOD and partner stakeholders.
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled Trades
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead delivery of critical platform engineering services, providing expert technical guidance, assurance, and governance across systems.
  • •Deliver early lifecycle engineering and support engineering bids.
  • •Lead studies for design and feasibility, using technical analysis to develop compliance arguments.
  • •Provide mechanical engineering support across complex platform systems, equipment, and associated technologies for multiple projects and programmes.
  • •Mentor engineers and ensure design integrity, configuration control, and safe implementation of platform system changes.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: GBP 57,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Strong mechanical engineering expertise across complex systems and equipment.
  • •Knowledge of naval platform systems across UK and international programmes.
  • •Understanding of defence and maritime standards for MOD customers.
  • •Familiarity with CSM, LCM and wider engineering governance frameworks.
  • •Ability to deliver high-quality engineering outputs across diverse projects with effective stakeholder engagement.
Experience:DefenceMaritimeNaval engineering
Skills:Technical leadershipMentoringStakeholder engagementEngineering governanceInnovation
Tech Stack:CSMLCMConfiguration control

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Baseline Personnel Security Standard

Company Brief

BAE Systems
Multinational defence, security and aerospace company designing, manufacturing and supporting military and civilian systems including naval ships, submarines, aircraft, cyber solutions and electronic systems for governments and commercial customers.
Industry: Defense Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1999
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