Lead Mechanical Engineer – Product Assurance in Millom, Cumbria

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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 objective judgement aligned with mandated engineering frameworks and policies



Collaborate across engineering and wider business teams, influencing outcomes, shaping product quality, and enabling safe, successful delivery



Act as an independent voice in safety assurance, offering impartial technical support to the broader Submarine Enterprise and challenging designs from a fresh, safety-focused perspective



Your skills and experiences:



Mechanical Engineer degree , though strong experience in design and/or commissioning will be equally considered



Hands on experience with event reporting systems, confidently identifying issues, investigating root causes, and driving effective resolutions



Proven capability in design proving, taking projects through verification, validation, and successful commissioning



Strong, demonstrable knowledge of design reviews, audits, changes management, and resolving complex technical challenges



Solid Mechanical Engineering background, with practical experience across design, testing, and commissioning activities



Benefits:



As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.



The Product Assurance team:



As the Lead Mechanical Engineer – Product Assurance, you will be at the centre of some of the UK’s most advanced engineering challenges. You’ll shape key elements of the assurance schedule and gain hands-on insight into evidence from audits, inspections, reviews, tests, and trials. The work is varied and engaging – producing clear technical briefings, supporting issue investigation, and tracking progress through the Product Assurance teams Concerns and Best Practice System. You’ll also act as a trusted source of specialist technical advice, directly contributing to the safety and assurance of world class Submarine technologies. We offer relocation support across all Submarine roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria



Why BAE Systems?



This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.



Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.



Closing Date: 10th December 2025



We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.



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