Mechanical Engineer / Solidworks Engineer in Hampshire

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base - working a hybrid pattern

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you'll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most.

As a Mechanical Engineer, you will deliver key WTA (Warship Technical Authority) service elements across platform systems, including:

• Design change
• Technical assurance
• Material state and obsolescence management
• Specialist engineering support
• Future support or transformation planning

The role sits within the Mechanical Engineering Hub in Asset Management, giving you the opportunity to work across a number of exciting programmes and services, such as:

• Type 45
• Minehunters
• Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers
• Type 23s
• Offshore Patrol Vessels
• International Naval Programmes
• The Material State Management Service

Providing mechanical engineering support across diverse platform systems, equipment, and critical marine services, you will be responsible for:

• Delivering engineering input to multiple projects, including CSM platforms and international naval programmes
• Working with internal teams and external stakeholders to clarify and manage platform system requirements
• Maintaining systems design integrity across varied engineering contexts, classes, and programme deployments
• Supporting investigations, impact assessments and integration analyses to enable evidence-based and data-driven technical decisions
• Ensuring safe, efficient implementation of design changes while maintaining configuration control and system integration

Essential skills:

• You hold broad knowledge of complex platform systems across UK and international markets
• You will have a good understanding of applicable industry standards and the ability to operate effectively within CSM, LCM, and other governance and assurance frameworks
• You will have the ability to apply mechanical engineering knowledge quickly and confidently to a wide range of platform and projects across multiple platform systems and sub-systems and equipment
• You will have evidence of formal mechanical engineering qualifications

This role sits within the Warship Technical Authority (WTA) Service Hub, part of the Asset Management team within Warship Support, delivering whole ship, systems and equipment engineering expertise and change management to ensure safe, assured and high-quality support across Warship Support programmes.

The Asset Management Team supports QEC, T45, T23, HUNT, OPV and international navies and delivers services such as Material State Management.

You'll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what's most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. We're committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.