Engineering Manager – Mechanical Engineering (Ocean Interfaces) in Barrow in Furness

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.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead teams to develop design solutions to agreed time, cost and quality in accordance with project or business milestones.
• Understand and develop the performance and contractual requirements for various systems and support the definition and associated acceptance criteria and events through design and into build, integration, installation and commissioning activities.
• Lead teams to produce documentation required to support the design process, including: diagrams; technical specifications; supporting calculations; design evidence and justifications.
• Ensure design proving and contractual evidence is comprehensive, captured within the requirements management tools and has been endorsed by the appropriate level of authority.
• Undertake technical discussion and presentations to customers, partners and suppliers both domestic and international.
• Lead the review of team outputs and relevant supplier documentation and ensure it is captured and recorded appropriately. Approval of outputs to ensure quality and correctness.
• People management including coaching and development of team members, goal setting and regular check ins, to promote company objectives, career progression and ensure best practice and skills shared and maintained.

Your skills and experiences:

• Demonstratable submarine knowledge.
• Demonstrable experience in the delivery of mechanical systems through the development lifecycle.
• Comprehensive experience of applying technical expertise across the full engineering lifecycle.
• Knowledge and experience specifying mechanical equipment and components.
• BEng (Hons) / MEng or equivalent in a relevant STEM degree.
• CEng or capable of achieving CEng.

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 Ocean Interfaces team:

As the Engineering Manager – Mechanical Engineering (Ocean Interfaces), you will play a pivotal leadership role at the heart of the engineering function, shaping both the technical direction and the people behind it. Leading and mentoring a high-performing team, the role provides hands-on day-to-day management of team leads while working closely with the Senior Engineering Manager to deliver complex platform systems. With a strong focus on capability building, the Engineering Manager actively develops engineering talent, strengthens technical competency, and fosters a culture of excellence. The role also provides strategic oversight of project planning and execution, ensuring engineering activities are well-governed, coordinated, and aligned with programme objectives. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines 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 diversity 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 disability 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.

Security and eligibility:

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 nationalities 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 National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date:

20th February 2026. 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.