Principal Engineer – Site Electrical

Job Description

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Electrical

Location: Barrow-In-Furness – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £45,000+ depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Defining site standards and technical requirements in terms of electrical engineering
• Conduct reviews and assessments of design proposals
• Producing technical documentation and reports
• Input into problem solving, engineering issues relating to the subject matter
• Supporting the site engineering team as a Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Qualified to degree level in Electrical Engineering discipline or equivalent (e.g. HND with relevant experience)
• Experience in electrical engineering role
• Demonstrable experience of working in an industrial engineering environment with familiarity of commercial standards

Desirable:

• Experience (or willingness to develop) in areas of Radio Frequency/EMC/Power Quality
• Membership of a relevant engineering institute (e.g. IET)
• Chartered engineer (CEng) or ability to work towards chartership

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance 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 Specialist Engineering Electrical team:

The Site Specialist Engineering Electrical team provide specialist support to the business with respect to electrical standards, the team support a wide range of electrical disciplines with opportunities to learn and develop in LV, HV, C&I and Communications. Each day varies with the chance to problem solve and drive innovative solutions from your experiences. As the Barrow site infrastructure grows you can play a part in the development of new facilities and help drive improvements in aging and existing systems, structures, and components. 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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date 16th July 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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