Principal Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Barrow, Filton, Weymouth, Broad Oak, Coventry and Frimley – 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 £61,500 – depending on experience.

What you’ll be doing:

• Developing the Combat System Electrical Architecture working in conjunction with the Whole Boat Electrical team to deliver a viable design including high integrity capability.
• Representing the Combat System team at the relevant working groups to support the platform and Combat System design maturity.
• Leading the integration strategy in conjunction with the CS Build team with the platform design teams by developing strategies for routed systems including cabling.
• Delivering technical input and engineering solutions in support of build and integration activities, defect resolution and change management.
• Coordinating the Combat Systems sub-system teams to develop a suitable electrical system architecture.
• Representing Combat Systems at the Electrical and Cooling Working Groups.
• Attending Major Area reviews to ensure Combat Systems is maintaining a viable design within the platform.

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• BEng (Hons) / MEng or equivalent.
• CEng (or be able to satisfy requirements for CEng).
• Technical report writing skills.
• Demonstrable experience of engineering lifecycle.

Desirable:

• Knowledge and experience in defence standards whilst not essential would be an advantage.
• Experience of submarine electrical systems and the application of scenarios is highly desirable.

Benefits:

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

The Combat Systems team:

The Principal Engineer – Electrical (Combat Systems) shall provide support to the Engineering Manager and/or external specialists during development, analysis, integration and verification of Combat System and its sub-systems. The Principal Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Combat Systems) primary role is to develop the electrical system architecture for the Combat System and work with the WB Electrical teams to deliver a suitable system design. The Principal Engineer shall act as the CS lead for all electrical aspects of the Combat System level design. The Principal Engineer shall be responsible for developing plans and scheduling project activities to meet the maturity targets of the programme while managing the resolution of any emergent issues.

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.

Closing Date: 10th June 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.