Job Title: Principal Engineer C&I – Infrastructure and Facilities
Location: Barrow-in-Furness. Hybrid – 2 days onsite every second week
We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
Salary: Circa £55,000
Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. 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. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.
From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.
You’ll use your knowledge in Integration, Verification and Validation (IV&V) to shape and develop shore based IV&V capability and facilities for highly complex integrated systems within the SSN AUKUS Platform Complex Systems domain. You’ll oversee the delivery of a Prototype and Integration capabilities and infrastructure for Platform Complex Systems. Establishing an infrastructure to enable successful design proving and integration for highly complex integrated systems and their interfaces to support both the Design Phase and Integration phase of the Systems Engineering V-Model.
You hold a BEng (Hons) / MEng or equivalent experience in an engineering discipline or in Control & Instrumentation
You will possess knowledge in the following areas: control systems, system integration and fieldbus technologies
Experience in setting up common infrastructure for large projects
Exposure to corporate lifecycle management frameworks would be beneficial
The PCS IV&V team is a growing, high-impact engineering function delivering IV&V and system integration across the SSNA Platform Complex Systems programme. Working across disciplines, the team drives collaboration, resolves intricate tasks and shapes new capabilities—offering excellent development, cross
We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.
Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. 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. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.
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.
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: 24th November 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.
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