Principal Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Control & Instrumentation)
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Job title: Principal Electrical Engineer (Control & Instrumentation)
Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Hybrid) We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
Salary: Negotiable dependant on experience
What You’ll Be Doing
- Work with a complex relationship of stakeholders to provide oversight in the delivery of the NSRP and NRP
- Collaborating closely with the Office of the Chief Engineer, to support assurance activities
- Provide guidance and instruction on the engineering methods/process to deliver the engineering delivery plan
- Working with the Engineering Delivery Team with varying levels of SQEP to develop technical solutions, developing the team members and nurturing their development
- Engage with legacy stakeholders in the development of a technical solution from a known baseline design
- Authorise documentation required to support the design review process, including diagrams, technical specifications, supporting calculations, design evidence, and justifications
- Provide technical support to integrated performance and acceptance activities including acceptance of equipment from suppliers through to systems acceptance by the customer
- Deliver technical input and engineering solutions in support of build activities, defect resolution, and change management
Your skills and experiences:
- Experience of authoring and/or reviewing design documents, such as Technical memorandum, functional design specification, interface control document, etc.
- Degree level qualification (or equivalent experience) in relevant STEM subject (Engineering/ Physics/ Maths/ Science)
- Stakeholder management experience
- Demonstrable experience with coaching and mentoring junior team members
- Experience working within a highly regulated industry (oil & gas, defence, etc.)
- Experience with complex systems in a submarine environment
- Knowledge of reactor plant and systems
- Chartered engineer or working towards this
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 Platform Nuclear Engineering Department
As a Principal Electrical Engineer, you will provide support to the Engineering Manager and/or external specialists during development, analysis, integration, and verification of reactor control and instrumentation systems. You will act as a team lead, managing the day-to-day activities of the team and the production of deliverables. In addition, you will also be responsible for developing and maintaining the competency and skills of the team, project plan, and schedule project activities, while managing the resolutions of any related issues. 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.
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: 17th June 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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#J-18808-Ljbffr- Location:
- England, United Kingdom
- Salary:
- £80,000 - £100,000
- Category:
- Engineering
