Principal Control & Automation Engineer

Job Description

Job title: Principal Control & Automation Engineer

Location: Frimley, Filton, Portsmouth, New Malden, Glasgow. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to £ 64,000 (depending on skills and experience) 

What you’ll be doing:

• Design and deliver naval ship-wide Integrated Platform Management Systems (IPMS), including feasibility studies, research, and solution development
• Develop automation solution requirements, system operational philosophies, functional designs, and acceptance plans
• Provide technical leadership and direction, resolving complex engineering challenges
• Manage key suppliers, including defining statements of work and agreeing on acceptance criteria
• Oversee acceptance planning, ensuring safety cases, product integrity, and software assurance compliance
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders, drafting and reviewing technical reports to communicate findings effectively

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Extensive experience with platform management, controls and systems including feasibility studies, research, and solution development or similar Engineering discipline
• Experience in developing automation solution requirements, system operational philosophies, functional designs, and acceptance plans
• Experience of requirement specifications, system operational philosophy, solution functional design sections and acceptance plans
• Experience in providing technical leadership and direction in solving technical issues

Desirable:

• You will be qualified to degree level, or have equivalent work experience in Controls and Automation or a closely related discipline
• Working towards the requirements for registration as Incorporated Engineer or Chartered Engineer with the Engineering Council

Applicants should ideally be Degree qualified or have equivalent experience, likely to be in a technology, engineering, science or IT related discipline. Applicants should be a Chartered Engineer or hold another equivalent professional registration with a relevant institution.

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 Future Business & Technology Team (Naval Ships):

The Future Business & Technology (FB&T) Team at BAE Systems Naval Ships is developing cutting-edge technologies for future platforms like T83 and MRSS while enhancing existing ones such as T26. As an IPMS Engineer, you will lead the development of an Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS), a critical warship system, with secured funding from the Chief Technology and Information Officer (CTIO). This initiative offers a unique opportunity to drive innovation and improve cost efficiency.

IPMS integrates and manages key ship systems, enhancing automation, platform availability, and operational efficiency in complex battlespaces. This cross-business project involves collaboration with BAE Systems’ global divisions and industry partners, shaping the next-generation IPMS for future combatant ships.

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: 2^nd April 2025. Interviews for this position will take place W/C 7^th April.

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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