Principal Engineer – Product Verification

Job Description

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Product Verification

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: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

• Ensure build and design intent conformity through verification activities at system and whole boat level for Combat and Strategic Weapons Systems
• Producing risk-based project plan to manage assurance activities and conducting targeted inspections with the support of drawings, design specifications and standards
• Supporting activities regarding configuration management and the review of concessions impacting design intent in build
• Collaborating across functions (Engineering, Operations, Quality etc) and with the Dreadnought Alliance to ensure design intent is met
• Reporting and presenting issues on weekly basis in meetings and at various levels within the business
• Assessing build maturity against design in support of various key build stage and hold points along with presenting and providing statements for these
• Attending CS Design Integration Facility (CSDIF) and Platform Combat system Release (CSR) Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) (Frimley)

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Degree qualified in Engineering (or working towards), or HNC with suitable experience  
• Technical experience in Safety Assessments of design, evidence capture and risk analysis
• Experience in Combat or Strategic Weapons systems
• Working knowledge of the engineering lifecycle and be able to apply good practices to your work

Desirable:

• Experience conducting technical investigations or audits
• Knowledge of Maritime build and/or operation
• Demonstrable and applied experience in Engineering Assurance or verification activities for build and commissioning activities

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 Product Verification team:

As a Principal Engineer – Product Verification, you will primarily be responsible for ensuring product design intent and safety requirements are met during procurement, build and Test & Commissioning. You will also act as a subject matter expert (SME) for some boat systems product verification, which will entail conducting assurance activities. This unique role will provide you with the opportunity to be involved with one of the UK’s most complex, cutting-edge projects, with the chance to work across the whole boat. You will also gain exposure to an extensive range of stakeholder groups and industrial partners. 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: 9th April 2025

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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