Senior Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Control & Instrumentation)

Job Description

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

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:

• Developing hardware and software design solutions to agreed time, cost and quality in accordance with project or business milestones
• Developing and managing requirements and acceptance criteria specific to a system or product and/or across a system of systems, platform, or programme
• Producing documentation required to support the design review process, including: diagrams; technical specifications; supporting calculations; design evidence and test documentation
• Installing relevant systems to the design documentation, ensuring all work is done safely and to all relevant standards
• Ensuring compliance against contractual requirements and that work is undertaken in accordance with company, safety, environmental, contractual and local business processes, standards, procedures and documentation

Your skills and experience:

• A relevant Science, Technology, Engineering or, Mathematics (STEM) Degree or equivalent qualification and experience within an Engineering background
• Experience in PLC and SCADA programming, C&I system verification test design or parts specification would be advantageous
• Demonstrable experience of engineering lifecycle and technical specialities
• Working towards relevant Professional Registration is advantageous

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 Test and Facilities C&I Team:

As a Senior Engineer, you shall design, install, and test hardware and/ or software to provide a plant simulation system capable of testing the on-board control systems prior to deployment onto the platform. The complex nature of the product places demands across a range of specialist subject areas, which with existing experience and in role training and development you will support.  In return, you will be supported, with the career development and opportunities you need to fulfil your potential. 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 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:  9^th January 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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