10 lead mechanical engineer jobs found in Barrow-in-Furness

Job Title: Lead Mechanical Engineer – Product Assurance Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role Salary: Circa £55,000 What you’ll be doing: Deliver high-level engineering assurance across cutting-edge BAE Systems Maritime Submarines products, ensuring integrity across major Submarine Enterprise programmes Plan and prioritise assurance activities using a risk-based approach, optimising limited resources while working to the Submarines Engineering Product Assurance Framework Lead and support key assurance reviews, bringing your SQEP expertise to validate design decisions , technical bids, and engineering evidence Ensure products are safe, compliant, cost-effective, and fully integrated, with hazards demonstrated ALARP and configurations clearly controlled Provide independent oversight to design and technical reviews, offering...

Job Title: Lead Mechanical Design Engineer Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role Salary: Circa £55,000 What you’ll be doing: As a Lead Principal Engineer within the SSNA Platform Mechanical Integrated Delivery Team (IDT), you will play a key leadership role in delivering engineering scope across a complex and fast-paced submarine programme. You’ll take ownership of multiple systems, provide technical assurance, and collaborate across disciplines to drive delivery forward. Leading the delivery of assigned engineering scope, ensuring quality and timely outputs across design, integration, and qualification Overseeing technical ownership of several mechanical systems, ensuring compliance with system requirements and effective collaboration across interface areas Producing engineering artifacts, including documentation, calculations and...

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Project Engineering Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Circa £54,000 What you’ll be doing: Reporting to the Engineering Manager , Lead & provide dedicated embedded engineering support to projects to aid in their delivery, whilst maintaining assurance, governance & compliance to BAE Lifecycle Management Framework (LCM) and RIBA Leading & Produce engineering documentation to support requirements capture, design & maturation, from creation, implementation through to validation Capturing iterative design change in accordance with requirement scope ensuring revisions and configurations are controlled in accordance with company processes Delivering all documentation in a captured, configured and controlled manor in accordance with company Lifecycle Framework (LCM and...

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Stealth (Finite Element Analysis ) Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Onsite) Salary: Competitive (Commensurate with skills and experience) What you’ll be doing: Lead the development of the Stealth Engineering FEA capability. Performing detailed FEA simulations to assess structural behaviour and its effect on stealth-related performance. Analysing structure-borne vibration and fluid-borne noise characteristics across components and systems. Preparing clear technical reports and presenting findings to design teams and stakeholders. Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that stealth, structural, and safety requirements are fully met. Assisting in model validation, correlation with physical tests, and refinement of analysis techniques. Your skills and experiences: Essential: A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related STEM discipline...

Job Title: Principal Mechanical Design Engineer Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role Salary: Circa £55,000 What you’ll be doing: Lead the end-to-end development of complex fluid systems, shaping designs that meet demanding performance and environmental requirements Create and review high-value engineering deliverables – for schematics and P&IDs to calculations, system descriptions, and 3D models Drive advanced system analyses , including flow, pressure, thermal, and transient modelling to validate performance under challenging conditions Select and assess critical equipment (pumps, compressors, valves, heat exchangers, filters, tanks), ensuring it meet tough submarine operating environments Champion technology integrity by reviewing supplier documentation, ensuring full compliance with shock, vibration, atmosphere,...

Job Title: Principal HVAC Design Engineer Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role Salary: Circa £55,000 What you’ll be doing: Lead the end-to-end development of cutting-edge HVAC systems, ensuring they meet demanding performance, safety, and environmental standards Create and review high-impact engineering artefacts – from specifications and P&IDs to calculations and 3D models Drive advanced thermal, airflow, and pressure analyses toto validate system performance in challenging conditions Transform complex requirements into robust, innovative, and verifiable design solutions that set the benchmark for excellence Guide and influence engineers, suppliers, and design partners, shaping best-in-class HVAC integration across the platform Enhance design standards and evaluate specialist equipment, contributing to reviews, hazard...

Job Title: Nuclear Commissioning Project Leader – Mechanical Location: Barrow-In-Furness – Onsite Salary: Competitive What you’ll be doing: Driving the delivery of the test and commissioning plan Supporting a team of nuclear mechanical commissioning engineers Supporting the Reactor Test Group (RTG), authorising the suite of test documentation Authorised Person in the permit to work process Reviewing engineering outputs and documents Imbedding learning from experience (LFE) Your skills and experiences: Essential: Degree/HNC/HND in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience Understanding of Nuclear System and other associated systems and their testing and commissioning Understanding of overall submarine systems and their operation Experience supporting and coaching a diverse team in complex environments Proficient with IT systems and software (Microsoft products) Planning test and commissioning programmes Desirable:...

Job Title: Senior Engineer – Pressure Systems Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role Salary: £42,215+ depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Review design proposals from external contractors and consultants for new and refurbished pressure systems installations to ensure compliance with current legislation, regulations and site standards. Typical list of pressure systems encountered on site: -Wet and Superheated Steam Systems -Industrial process gases, i.e. Argon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Propane etc -Natural Gas -Low and High Pressure Compressed Air systems -Mains water, Demineralised water -Hydraulic systems Provide advice/guidance/recommendations to the wider business on pressure system issues Preparation of technical reports and documentation to support new pressure system installations on site Define...

Job Title: Principal Signatures Engineer (Non-Acoustics) Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Onsite). We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: circa £50,000 depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing Lead the development of the Stealth Engineering Above Water Signatures capability Collaborating with cross-functional teams to design low-signature equipment and systems Helping define technical requirements, test methods, and approval criteria Reviewing design documents to confirm that above water signature requirements are met Leading modelling efforts for radar, infrared, visual, and RF signatures using custom and commercial tools Developing testing methodologies to confirm signature performance Managing research with internal teams and university partners Improving stealth features on in-service submarines Your skills and...

Job Title: Principal/Senior Engineer – Structural (Shock & Dynamics) Location: Barrow in Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Up to £57,500 What you’ll be doing: Lead the development of the functional requirements and supporting V&V evidence for secondary structures to support design justification documentation set Oversee the spatial design and drawing outputs for secondary structures in accordance with process instructions and standard design guidance Follow internal procedures and develop evidence of compliance through written calculations and reports Undertake structural calculations and (or) peer review checking and approval activities Lead and support the identification and rapid closure of issues emerging from all product lifecycle stages Ensure the appropriate engineering guidance is implemented to ensure robust...