Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) Engineer

BAE Systems; Barrow-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in defence technology is seeking an Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) Engineer to join their team in Barrow-in-Furness. The role involves conducting EMC testing, ensuring compliance with standards, and supporting engineering delivery teams. Suitable candidates will have HNC-level education or equivalent experience and a solid background in EMC testing. The position offers flexible working arrangements and competitive benefits, including a pension scheme and employee discounts.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave

Employee assistance programme

Cycle2work scheme

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Experience of EMC testing is essential.
• Proven experience with technical reporting.
• Knowledge of EMC Defence Standards is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Conduct EMC testing and ensure compliance with required standards.
• Collaborate with other engineers on EMC testing.
• Implement mitigation strategies to meet EMC standards.

Skills

EMC testing

Technical reporting

Knowledge of IT/Skills/MS Office

Education

HNC or equivalent experience in Engineering

Job description

Job title: Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) Engineer

Location:Barrow-in-Furness. 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:

• EMC testing and ensuring it meets required standards
• Completing tests to demonstrate system compliance to ensure it meets EMC standards
• Implementing system mitigation to meet EMC standards
• Collaboration with other Engineers at various levels on the team working on EMC testing

Your skills and experiences:

• HNC or equivalent experience in Engineering
• Experience of EMC testing
• Good knowledge of IT/Skills/MS Office
• Proven experience with technical reporting
• Knowledge of EMC Defence Standards would be an advantage

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave incentive 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 EMC Engineering team:

Working within the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Team in Engineering, you will be responsible for providing support to the Project Leader or Principal Engineer providing transversal support to engineering delivery teams and undertaking specialist testing of systems, sub systems and components in support of achieving contractual compliance for EMC design. 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 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: 26th 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.

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