Principal Mechanical Engineer

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Job description

JobTitle: PrincipalMechanical Engineer

Location: Cowes. Weoffer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - pleasespeak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa£55,000 depending on skills and experience

What you'll be doing:

• Conducting peer reviewsand verifying tasks, ensuring adherence to engineeringstandards
Identifying and resolving product lifecycle issues,leading change activities to maintaincompliance Establishing and managing qualificationrequirements during build, test, and commissioning, ensuring SafetyCase integrity and robust supportingdocumentation Serving as subject matter expert, coaching andmentoring team members and upholding engineeringexcellence Collaborating with electrical, mechanical, andsystems engineers to optimise thermal design of radarcomponents Leading development and validation of thermalmodels to predict performance under variedconditions

Your skillsand experiences:

• Master's or bachelor'sdegree in mechanical engineering or a related field and or provenexperience
Expertise in heat transfer principles, fluidmechanics, andthermodynamics
• Proven experience indesigning and testing thermal systems for electronic components andassemblies
Skilled in coaching, mentoring, and leadingengineering teams to achieve technicalexcellence

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitivepension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Companycontributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access toadditional benefits such as flexible working, an employeeassistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you mayalso be eligible for an annualincentive.

The Mechanical EngineeringRadar team:

As you engage with engineering functions across thebusiness, as our team covers the whole engineering lifecycle usingthe latest cutting-edge technology, becoming a member of theMechanical Engineering Radar team will provide you with significantexposure inside the larger BAE Systemsorganisation.

BAE Systems Naval Radar provides Radar products andsupport services to a diverse range of customers worldwide. Thisrole will provide engineering management support as part of a teamdelivering capability upgrades to the Royal Navy over the next 10years. You will have the opportunity to develop and enhance yourskills and knowledge, with the potential to lead into more seniorpositions within a globalbusiness.

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work.Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with yourworking hours, depending on your role and location. This couldinclude accruing hours as well as flexibility around start andfinish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site andlife at home.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a realdifference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that valuesdiversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll beempowered to fulfil your potential.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds andparticularly from sections of the community who are currentlyunderrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnicminorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. Wealso want to make sure that our recruitment processes are asinclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition(for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that mayaffect your performance in certain assessment types, please speakto your recruiter about potential reasonableadjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAESystems will be subject to both security and export controlrestrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including yournationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and yourplace of birth may limit those roles you can perform for theorganisation. All applicants must as aminimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many rolesalso require higher levels of National Security Vetting whereapplicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuousresidency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for therole, to allow for meaningful security vettingchecks.

ClosingDate: 21 st November2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early ifwe receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if youare interested, please submit your application as early aspossible.

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