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Principal Thermal Mechanical Engineer

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Contract Principal Mechanical Engineer – Thermal. 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

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Job Posted:
March 21, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
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Hybrid work
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