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Principal Engineer - Systems Engineering (Requirements & Acceptance)

Hybrid in Barrow-in-Furness·Added 19 days ago

BAE Systems

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Overview

Job details

  • Up to £60,000 a year

    Gross, as stated in the ad.

    About £3,780 a month after tax.

  • Hybrid

    Office and home days — the ad has the split.

Requirements

  • Be near Barrow-in-Furness for hybrid days

    No relocation package mentioned.

  • Have senior-level experience

    Senior-level role.

Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Degree qualified in Engineering discipline
  • Experience within regulated industry such as Defence, Oil and Gas, or Nuclear
  • Professional knowledge and experience in C&I design across the whole lifecycle
  • Stakeholder management & communication skills
  • Well developed experience in full lifecycle requirements management

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Salary: Up to £60,000 (Commensurate with skills and experience)

The role

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.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there's no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

In this role you will work with the Engineering Delivery Team with varying levels of SQEP to develop technical solutions, developing the team members and nurturing their development. It also includes generating and assuring consistency within the requirement set for 12 major C&I systems including Distributed Control Systems, Control Console and Vehicle Control Systems.

What you'll do

  • Support the wider C&I design for several C&I sub-systems for Secondary Propulsion, Platform Mechanical and Platform Electrical
  • Manage various requirements stakeholders to provide consistency across the Centralised C&I team
  • Support the development of a functional design for the systems within scope for Centralised C&I
  • Assess the design against compliance to its requirements, ensuring that the design risk is mitigated as far as reasonably practicable
  • Provide guidance and instruction on the engineering methods/process to deliver the engineering delivery plan
  • Develop guidance and instruction on the engineering methods/process to ensure consistent technical goodness

How you'll work

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. Hybrid - 2 days on site per fortnight (dependent on business needs).

Job Title

Job Title: Principal Engineer (Requirements & Acceptance)

Working Arrangements

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

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.

Hiring process

It varies by role and country, but typically could include an online application, assessments, interviews and sometimes an assessment centre

  • Some roles may need travel for interviews or assessments; reasonable travel costs are reimbursed where relevant.

About BAE Systems

Industry
Aerospace and defence

In their own words

About the company & team

As a Principal Engineer - Systems Engineering you will be working as part of the Centralised C&I Governance Team, responsible for developing the process, procedure and providing assurance for the next generation of Nuclear Attack Submarine. You will be working as part of a new founded governance team whereby you will have the opportunity to craft future ways of working, which could lay the foundations for the success of the SSNA C&I programme.

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

Additional information

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: 28th September 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.

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