Senior Mechanical Engineer
Posted 5 days ago by Outsource UK
£54 Per hour
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Barrow-In-Furness, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Mechanical Engineer role at BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness involves delivering mechanical engineering solutions throughout the product lifecycle within a regulated environment. The position requires collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure compliance with technical, safety, and quality standards. This is a 12-month contract opportunity aimed at supporting critical engineering programmes. Candidates should possess significant experience in mechanical engineering and strong communication skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide mechanical engineering expertise to support design, development, and integration activities
- Produce and review engineering documentation, including specifications, calculations, and reports
- Ensure compliance with applicable engineering standards, safety regulations, and quality processes
- Support design reviews and provide technical guidance to junior engineers
- Liaise with stakeholders across engineering, manufacturing, and project teams
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in a mechanical engineering role, ideally at senior level
- Strong understanding of mechanical design principles and engineering standards
- Experience working in a complex engineering or highly regulated environment
- Ability to interpret technical drawings and produce high-quality engineering documentation
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Desirable experience within defence, marine, nuclear, or heavy engineering industries
- Chartered Engineer status or working towards chartership
Salary (Rate): £53.90/hr
City: Barrow-in-Furness
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Engineering
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Client: BAE Systems
Location: Barrow-in-Furness
Contract Length: 12 Months
Hourly Rate: £40 PAYE or £53.90 Umbrella
BAE Systems are currently seeking multiple experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer to join a high-performing engineering team based in Barrow-in-Furness . This is a 12-month contract opportunity supporting critical engineering programmes within a highly regulated and technically complex environment.
The Role
As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering mechanical engineering solutions across the full product lifecycle. You will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure designs meet technical, safety, quality, and programme requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide mechanical engineering expertise to support design, development, and integration activities
- Produce and review engineering documentation, including specifications, calculations, and reports
- Ensure compliance with applicable engineering standards, safety regulations, and quality processes
- Support design reviews and provide technical guidance to junior engineers
- Liaise with stakeholders across engineering, manufacturing, and project teams
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven experience in a mechanical engineering role, ideally at senior level
- Strong understanding of mechanical design principles and engineering standards
- Experience working in a complex engineering or highly regulated environment
- Ability to interpret technical drawings and produce high-quality engineering documentation
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Desirable
- Experience within defence, marine, nuclear, or heavy engineering industries
- Chartered Engineer status or working towards chartership