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Principal Thermal Mechanical Engineer Location: Cowes 3/4 days on site Duration: 6 Months - Scope for extension or permanent offer Contract Role – Starting Soon Rate: Hourly rate: £51.86 PAYE / £70 Umbrella Are you an experienced Mechanical Engineer with a focus on thermal systems? Join BAE Systems Naval Radar as a Principal Thermal Mechanical Engineer, delivering cutting-edge radar solutions to the Royal Navy. This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your expertise to a dynamic team, influence product performance and mentor engineering talent.
Job Responsibility
Conduct peer reviews and verify engineering tasks to ensure compliance with standards
Identify and resolve product lifecycle issues, leading change activities to maintain compliance
Establish and manage qualification requirements during build, test, and commissioning
Serve as a subject matter expert, coaching and mentoring team members
Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and systems engineers to optimise thermal design of radar components
Lead development and validation of thermal models to predict system performance under varied conditions
Requirements
Master's or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field, or proven equivalent experience
Expertise in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, or thermodynamics
Experience designing and testing thermal systems for electronic components and assemblies
Strong leadership skills with experience coaching and mentoring engineering teams
What we offer
Competitive pension scheme
enhanced annual leave
Share Incentive Plan
Flexible working
employee assistance programme
Cycle2Work
employee discounts
Exposure to the full engineering lifecycle using state-of-the-art technology
Opportunities to develop and progress into senior positions within a global organisation