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Job Title:
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Location:
Coventry. This is an onsite position
Salary:
Competitive
What you’ll be doing:
In this role you will be joining a newly formed Mechanical Engineering team within a new office based in Coventry. The goal of this team with be to help deliver crucial ship services, crew life support capabilities and equipment and componentry for the current and next generation of Nuclear Submarine. This role will involved with supporting the design and development of various critical systems of the SSN AUKUS.
You will be expected to
lead
and develop various mechanical engineering systems, equipment and components
The successful
candidate
will connect and build relationships with suppliers to ensure that equipment and component specifications
challenging
demands
Working directly with the customer to develop requirements and acceptance criteria based on operational scenarios, use cases and other design considerations
Taking
lead
for performing and reviewing engineering calculations and
analysis
to make
decisions
and demonstrate system performance
Co-ordinating,
managing
and helping influence a wide stakeholder base to solve
complex
engineering problems and make responsible engineering
decisions
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
Mechanical Engineering background in Rotator Machinery, Components or Fluid Dynamics
Demonstrable experience in applying mechanical engineering for various products along woth different stages of a product lifecycle
Ability to prioritise workload and ability to work well within a cross functional team
A passion for problem solving and resolving
complex
engineering calculations
Educated to degree level in Engineering, Mechanical or Science subjects
Desirable:
Leadership /Mentoring experience
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 Platform Systems team:
As either the Senior Mechanical Engineer within out Platform Systems team you will the opportunity to join a brand new team being created within our new site in Coventry where you will be working with other passionate engineers to bring a new way of thinking into the design of our Submarines. In this role you will have the opportunity to develop and mentor junior members of staff and build on technical skillsets. We offer relocation support across all Submarine roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria
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:
27th January 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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Location:
Coventry
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
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