Electrical Engineer

Job Description

Job title: Senior Control & Instrumentation Engineer

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Brough, Weymouth, Manchester, Portsmouth, Filton or Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

• Compiling and performing equipment specification and analysis
• Developing parts, systems, and test systems while providing evidence of fitness for purpose
• Determining and maturing C&I requirements and providing compilation of technical documentation supporting parts / systems and test facilities
• Integrating systems containing electronic, mechanical, and software sub-systems
• Verifying that customer needs are satisfied through qualification and test activities
• Providing support to the lead engineer on technical work packages while reviewing and analysing designs
• Coaching other engineers and working with system owners, suppliers, and the customer to support delivered equipment and resolve issues

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Understanding of C&I systems design and demonstrable career experience with these systems
• Degree level qualification (or equivalent experience) in relevant STEM subject (Engineering/ Physics/ Maths/ Science)
• Knowledge of the system engineering lifecycle with ability to apply good systems engineering practices to your work
• Chartered engineer or working towards this level

Desirable

• Awareness of Defence Standards and Industry standards for example IEC 61508 / 61511, ARP 4754, DO-178C / DO-254

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave incentive and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Active Vehicle Control (AVC) team:

As a Senior Engineer in the AVC team, you will be performing a host of C&I and system engineering design activity supporting the execution and delivery of the IV&V strategy. Helping us to design, develop, integrate, manage, and support control systems for in-service/future submarines. This role will involve employing niche and novel technologies onto the submarine platform which hasn’t been done before. 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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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: 30th November 2024

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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