Graduate Electrical Power Engineer

BAE Systems; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Graduate Submarines Electrical Power Engineer in Barrow. You'll be part of a dynamic team designing and developing systems for advanced submarines, with opportunities for hybrid working and a competitive salary package. The role supports the entire product life cycle, ensuring state-of-the-art technology is utilized in the Royal Navy's most advanced submarines.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• 2.2 or predicted in Electrical Engineering with Power modules.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing systems for submarines.
• Supporting build, test, commissioning of submarine classes.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Power Generation

Power Distribution

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Description

Job title: Graduate Submarines Electrical Power Engineer

Location: Barrow (Cumbria)

We offer relocation support packages for this role, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements, however for this role you will be expected to attend your site 3-5 days per week.

Salary: £34,000 + £2,000 Welcome Bonus

What You’ll Be Doing

As an Electrical Engineering Graduate, you’ll join an exciting team who support throughout the whole product life cycle, designing and developing systems and adapting new technologies, and supporting the build, test, commissioning and in service operation of all current, new, and future classes of submarine.

• Power System Architecture; Protection and Co-ordination; Earth Fault Monitoring; Modelling and Operation
• Power Equipment
• Power Generation and Distribution – both AC & DC
• Energy Storage and Power Electronics
• Degaussing and Cathodic Protection
• Submarine Lighting Systems
  
  

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Submarines Team: be a part of designing, building, testing, and commissioning the Astute and Dreadnought Class, the largest and most advanced submarines operated by the Royal Navy, providing a powerful and secure deterrent for the United Kingdom.

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 under represented 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.

Qualification Requirements

As a minimum requirement you’ll need to have obtained, or be predicted to obtain, a 2.2 in your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (ideally with Power modules) or Power Generation/Distribution.

Start date (dd Month Year) 26th January 2026 Length of contract Permanent contract