Senior Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Control & Instrumentation)

Location: Barrow-In-Furness, Onsite - 2 days on site every 2 weeks. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £42,215+ (DOE)

Who we are: Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future for all of us.

Role Description: You’ll play a key role in developing and ensuring requirements for advanced submarine control systems, shaping how critical platform technologies are designed, integrated and validated. You will produce technical documentation, define hardware and software requirements, and support design reviews—ensuring solutions meet programme, safety and performance standards. Working within a specialist Control & Instrumentation team, you’ll contribute to SSNA platform development, using engineering tools and system databases to oversee interfaces and functionality. You’ll also support verification activities and functional safety compliance (IEC 61508/61511), helping deliver innovative, high-integrity systems that are vital to the success of next-generation submarines.

Core duties:

• You will develop and facilitate system requirements, ensuring clear acceptance criteria aligned to programme needs.
• You’ll produce detailed design documentation, including diagrams, calculations and technical justifications to support engineering strategies.
• You support Certificate of Design activities, preparing evidence and presenting clear technical arguments to stakeholders.
• You’ll define hardware and software requirements, guiding suppliers in delivering compliant and effective control system solutions.
• Your role includes overseeing system interfaces and delivering verification evidence to meet functional safety standards (IEC 61508/61511).

Essential Skills:

• You demonstrate a relevant engineering degree (BEng/MEng or equivalent), ideally progressing toward professional registration.
• You will produce clear, structured technical reports across the engineering lifecycle to support design and assurance activities.
• You’ll apply systems engineering values effectively within highly detailed environments, interpreting requirements and supporting technical solutions.
• Your experience includes system calculations, modelling and evaluation to inform design strategies and performance outcomes.
• You bring understanding of control systems, instrumentation theory (e.g. PID) or system architecture concepts.
• Knowledge of defence standards is beneficial, supporting compliance within highly regulated engineering programmes.

The Centralised Control and Instrumentation Team: You will be joining a team of 16 engineers, that progress the design and validation of critical SSNA control systems across hardware, software and safety. Working on highly multi-layered, safety-critical technology, the team ensures reliable platform performance—offering exciting tasks, intricate work and ample opportunities for technical growth.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems? Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle.

In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive: We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

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: 3rd April 2026. 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.