Overview

Job Title: Senior Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Control & Instrumentation)
Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Filton or Broad Oak
We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role.
Salary: Circa £45,000, dependant on experience

Responsibilities

• Provide, review and adhere to specifications in accordance with stakeholder requirements
• Contribute to daily team meetings providing progress updates, insight into technical challenges and technical solutions
• Proactively build strong working relationships with stakeholders and communicate across different teams, different business streams and with the customer to ensure sound design and build quality
• Assess, evaluate and challenge the C&I system design with respect to safety and technical requirements
• Lead and take ownership of specific engineering tasks to progress the C&I design
• Understand and develop safety in the design, specifications and parts for instrumentation and other associated electrical items
• Provide drawings such as block diagrams, electrical schematics and assist with the detailing of design diagrams (P&ID)
• Resolve a range of engineering issues and problems and compile and present technical reports and presentations to various stakeholders

Qualifications

• Essential: BEng (Hons) / MEng or equivalent; Incorporated Engineer or ability to achieve Incorporated Engineer Status
• Technical report writing and presentation skills
• Demonstrable experience of engineering lifecycle
• Knowledge of one of the following areas: instrumentation and control system theory including PID control, electrical circuits design, EMC precautions and power supply characteristics, Safety Integrity Levels and BS EN 61508 or 61511, PLC programming to IEC 61131-3 standard or Fieldbus technology (Profibus/Profinet)
• Desirable: Knowledge and experience of defence standards and domain

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers employee share plans and 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.

Team and Programme Context

The SSNA Ocean Interface Team: You will be part of the Ocean Interfaces team within SSNA, contributing to the development of control and instrumentation systems for deployable assets in relation to the future attack nuclear submarine. The team collaborates with customers and suppliers to deliver design solutions and tackle global challenges. As the AUKUS Submarine programme progresses, SSNA is evolving into a global initiative with long-lead item orders; relocation support packages are available across all Submarines roles, subject to eligibility criteria.

Equal Opportunity and Security

We welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to inclusive recruitment processes. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about reasonable adjustments. Some roles are subject to security and export control restrictions; factors such as nationality and place of birth can affect eligibility. All applicants must meet Baseline Personnel Security Standard; higher levels of Security Vetting may be required (typically 5 to 10 years of continuous UK residency, depending on role).

Closing Date: 26th September 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please submit your application early.