Principal Systems Engineer

Location: Manchester. 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:

• Provide specialist knowledge and subject matter expertise in the development of engineering Processes.
• Identify the need for, develop, communicate, and maintain processes supporting the entire engineering lifecycle.
• Understand and articulate the impact of their processes on other areas of the functional and wider business.
• Conduct independent Assurance activities to ensure design proving evidence is comprehensive, captured within the correct tools and documentation and has been endorsed by the appropriate level of authority.
• Support the development of estimates for the scope of work and resources required to deliver it in order to support bids, proposal development and project planning activities from a Process, Governance and Assurance perspective.
• Support the documentation of domain knowledge of Process, Governance and Assurance and be able to pass on information and expertise in order to help grow the knowledge base within appropriate business teams.
• Provide technical guidance to other engineers and support the engineering management team in planning and controlling specialist activities that relate to Process, Governance & Assurance.

Your skills and experiences:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in a STEM-related field.
• Extensive experience and expertise in Process, Governance, and Assurance practices, preferably within the defence sector.
• Familiarity with the engineering lifecycle, including direct experience in one or more phases in a Systems Engineering role, as well as an understanding of the broader engineering process.
• A strong technical understanding of how your work in the Process, Governance and Assurance role contributes to the overall product, platform, or programme.

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 Platform Complex Systems (PCS) team:

The PCS team is tasked with defining, implementing and managing original ways of working within a multi-disciplined environment to deliver complex, software-intensive systems for the BAE Systems Submarines, Dreadnought Programme. Your role will be to undertake Process, Governance and Assurance (PG&A) initiatives to enable the effective and efficient delivery of the engineering products for PCS throughout the engineering lifecycle.

BAE Systems Submarines is experiencing a period of significant growth and we are now actively recruiting a variety of roles and specialisms to support our ongoing submarines programs which is critical to delivering our national endeavour. 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: 28th May 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.