Location

Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom

Submarines

Engineering

Graduates

Description

Job title: Graduate Submarines Electrical Power Engineer 

Location: Barrow (Cumbria)
We offer relocation support packages for this role, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements, however for this role you will be expected to attend your site 3-5 days per week.

Salary: £34,000 + £2,000 Welcome Bonus

What you’ll be doing: 
As an Electrical Engineering Graduate, you’ll join an exciting team who support throughout the whole product life cycle, designing and developing systems and adapting new technologies, and supporting the build, test, commissioning and in service operation of all current, new, and future classes of submarine.
•    Power System Architecture; Protection and Co-ordination; Earth Fault Monitoring; Modelling and Operation
•    Power Equipment
•    Power Generation and Distribution – both AC & DC
•    Energy Storage and Power Electronics 
•    Degaussing and Cathodic Protection
•    Submarine Lighting Systems

Benefits:
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Submarines Team: be a part of designing, building, testing, and commissioning the Astute and Dreadnought Class, the largest and most advanced submarines operated by the Royal Navy, providing a powerful and secure deterrent for the United Kingdom.

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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.
 

Qualification requirements

As a minimum requirement you’ll need to have obtained, or be predicted to obtain, a 2.2 in your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (ideally with Power modules) or Power Generation/Distribution.

Start date (dd Month Year) 13th April 2026
Length of contract Permanent contract

Submarines

Engineering

Graduates

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