Senior Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Control & Instrumentation)

Job Title: Senior Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Control & Instrumentation)

Location: Barrow-in-Furness – Hybrid (2 days onsite per fortnight dependent on business needs)

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria

Salary: £42,215+ (Commensurate with skills and experience)

Who we are:

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.

What you’ll be doing:

Develop and manage requirements and acceptance criteria specific to a system or product and/or across a system of systems, platform or programme

Understand the contractual and performance requirements for various systems, and support the definition and associated acceptance criteria and events through design, build, integration, installation and commissioning activities

Produce documentation required to support the design review process, including: diagrams; technical specifications; supporting calculations; design evidence and justifications

Review relevant supplier documentation, technical manuals, electrical schematics, general arrangements, Interface specification and ensure it is captured and recorded appropriately

Ensure design proving evidence is comprehensive, captured within the requirements management tools and has been endorsed by the appropriate level of authority

Ensure compliance against contractual requirements and that work is undertaken in accordance with company, safety, environmental, contractual and local business processes, standards, procedures and documentation

Undertake design reviews and presentations to customers

Provide technical support to integrated performance and acceptance activities, including acceptance of equipment from suppliers through to system acceptance by the customer

Provide support to the Certificate of Design activities appropriate to the discipline and articulate and present complex technical argument clearly, logically and simply

Deliver technical input and engineering solutions in support of build activities, defect resolution and change management

Your skills and experiences:

BEng (Hons) / MEng or equivalent

Working towards professional registration

Technical report writing skills

Demonstrable experience of engineering lifecycle

Knowledge and experience in defence standards whilst not essential would be an advantage

System calculations, modelling and analysis

Understanding of at least 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

Control panel detail design

Fieldbus technology (Profibus/Profinet)

The Centralised Control and Instrumentation Team:

The Senior Engineer shall provide support to the Principal Engineers and/or external specialists during development, analysis, integration and verification of platform control and instrumentation systems. In this role you will be involved in leading analysis and the production of technical reports and team deliverables, such as managing and maturing operator control console design to meet defined design criteria and programme demands. This role will be working on the SSNA program and the next generation submarine design.

Why BAE Systems?

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.

A place where everyone can thrive:

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: 14th April 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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