Job Title: SeniorMechanical Engineer
Location: Portsmouth NavalBase – working a hybrid pattern
We offer a rangeof hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter aboutthe options for this particular role
Salary: Circa £46,000dependent on experience
Who weare:
Join BAE Systems and you’llbe part of something bigger. As a valued member of our globalcolleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectivesto help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll betrusted to play your part in delivering the advanced,technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions oftomorrow, 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 takeyou.
Roledescription:
As a SeniorMechanical Engineer, you will deliver key WTA (Warship TechnicalAuthority) service elements across platform systems, includingdesign change, technical assurance, material state and obsolescencemanagement, specialistengineering support, and future support or transformationplanning.
Coreduties:
- Providingmechanical engineering support across diverse platform systems,equipment, and critical marine services
- Delivering engineering input to multiple projects,including CSM platforms and international navalprogrammes
- Working with internal teams andexternal stakeholders to clarify and manage platform systemrequirements
- Maintaining systems designintegrity across varied engineering contexts, classes, andprogramme deployments
- Supportinginvestigations, impact assessments and integration analyses to enableevidence-based technical decisions
- Ensuring safe, efficient implementation of design changeswhile maintaining configuration control and systemintegration
Essentialskills:
- You holdbroad knowledge of complex platform systems acrossUK and international markets
- You will have agood understanding of applicable industry standards and the abilityto operate effectively within CSM, LCM, and other governance andassurance frameworks
- You will have the abilityto apply mechanical engineering knowledge quickly and confidentlyto a wide range of platform and projects across multiple platformsystems and sub-systems and equipment’s
- Youwill be an experienced professional engineer at CEng level orequivalent level of capability
- You provideeffective technical guidance and influence, supporting engineerswith technical oversight, clarity of direction, and opportunitiesfor professional development
The Asset Managementteam:
This role sits within theWarship Technical Authority (WTA) Service Hub, part of the AssetManagement team withinWarship Support, delivering whole ship, systems and equipmentengineering expertiseand change managementto ensure safe, assured and high-quality support across WarshipSupport programmes. The Asset Management Team already supportsQEC, T45, T23, HUNT, OPV and intentional navies.
Why BAE Systems?
Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitlesspossibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this isa place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered tobe your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoyrewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family,support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as abalanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways ofworking and with a strong sense of shared purpose,our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proudof the difference you make.
Aplace where everyone can thrive:
We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace whereeveryone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity ofbackgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams andis vital to the work we do.
Please be aware thatmany roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and exportcontrol restrictions.These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, anynationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birthcan restrict the rolesyou are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieveBaseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also requirehigher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vettinglevel required for therole, to allow for meaningful security vettingchecks.
ClosingDate: 14th July 2026
We reservethe right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficientapplications for therole. Therefore, if you are interested, please submityour application as early as possible.
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