Principal Systems Engineer – Functional Lead

Location: Barrow, Brough, Frimley, Filton, Manchester, Coventry or Portsmouth

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:

• Capture and agree functional requirements in accordance with company and programme processes
• Deliver a coherent functional design for a functional area and wider AVCS, across mechanical systems, C&I equipment, HMI and software
• Deliver design change requirements and documentation generated, captured, configured and controlled in accordance with company processes
• Provide technical specialist input, review and support into projects beyond immediate scope
• Responsible for eliciting stakeholder needs and their translation into functional requirements to ensure that the design solution meets the requirements of the Royal Navy

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• An understanding of the Engineering lifecycle
• Experience in complex systems
• Exposure to a high hazard/highly regulated industry
• Experience of applying Systems Engineering principles and requirements definition

Desirable:

• Knowledge of AVCS functionality, Dreadnought systems and an understanding of submarine operation

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 AVC Team:

The Active Vehicle Control (AVC) system plays an integral part of delivering and maintaining operational excellence for UK Defence. The innovative approach involves adapting controls that are usually used in fly-by-wire aircraft and applying them in a marine environment. The AVC system will oversee all major aspects of the submarines’ manoeuvring capability to the highest levels of safety and reliability, similar to existing systems on modern air transport platforms.

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: 14th 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.