Senior Mechanical Engineer - Thermal

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Job Description

Job Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer – Thermal

Location: Cowes. 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 £50,000, dependent on skills and experiences

What you’ll be doing:

• Defines the qualification obligations for the assurance hold points during build, test & commissioning, and provides assurance to the Design Authority as to the adequacy and robustness of the Safety Case and supporting documentation
• Identifies and closes issues emerging from product lifecycle stages and manages the resulting change embodiment activities
• Undertakes peer reviews or checking/verification of tasks as directed
• Developing and validating thermal models to predict product performance under various operating conditions
• Collaborating with electrical, mechanical, and systems engineers to optimize the thermal design of radar components and subsystems

Your skills and experiences:

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field and/or proven experience
• Strong understanding of heat transfer principles, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics
• Experience in designing and testing thermal systems for electronic components, PCB cooling, and whole radar systems

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 Mechanical Engineering Radar team:

As you engage with engineering functions across the business, our team covers the whole engineering lifecycle using the latest cutting-edge technology, providing you with significant exposure inside the larger BAE Systems organisation.

BAE Systems Naval Radar provides Radar products and support services to a diverse range of customers worldwide. This role will provide engineering management support as part of a team delivering capability upgrades to the Royal Navy over the next 10 years. You will have the opportunity to develop and enhance your skills and knowledge, with the potential to lead into more senior positions within a global business.

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, 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, minorities, people with disabilities, and individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a 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 and any previous roles you have held 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 Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residence in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 25th March 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.