Nuclear Technical Specialist - Systems Training

BAE Systems - Saudi Arabia; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An international defense contractor is looking for a Nuclear Technical Specialist - Systems Training at their Barrow-in-Furness location. The role involves developing nuclear training packages to meet strict safety standards while ensuring compliance and effective delivery. Candidates should have substantial knowledge of nuclear systems and training experience. A competitive salary and a range of benefits, including relocation support, are offered to the successful candidate.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Knowledge of compliance related to nuclear submarines.
• Experience delivering training to various audiences.
• Organizational skills and responsiveness to customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver nuclear training packages.
• Engage with customers and stakeholders.
• Maintain assurance of nuclear training compliance.

Skills

Demonstrable knowledge of nuclear systems and safety compliance

Experience in developing and delivering training packages

Ability to tailor training to audience requirements

Strong organization skills

Analytical skills and problem solving

Education

Suitable qualification in nuclear safety

Job description

Job Title: Nuclear Technical Specialist - Systems Training

Location: Barrow-in-Furness- Primarily onsite

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

• You will be joining a multi‑skilled team charged with developing and delivering key nuclear training packages, as well as providing assurance on the wider learning and development processes and outputs that have relevance to nuclear safety
• Delivering strategic nuclear training goals ensuring nuclear safety is prioritised Supporting the development and delivery of key nuclear training packages for your own area of specialism to meet programme, business, and customer requirements including providing expert advice and guidance into the evolution of relevant training assets
• Acting as a critical friend to support development of training assets out with own specialism to improve the quality of delivery of training packages pertinent to nuclear safety
• Engaging with customers and stakeholder Subject Matter Experts to maximise the development of specialist nuclear skills and capabilities
• Maintaining compliant administration, governance, and assurance of nuclear training according to agreed policies and procedures.
• Maintaining and developing your own nuclear shipbuilder competence through activities within nuclear departments such as build, test and commissioning, regulatory interface or nuclear assurance. You can expect to be applying Naval Nuclear Steam Raising Plant expertise to complex engineering product, system, and process development or problem resolution

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Demonstrable knowledge of nuclear systems and/or safety compliance, particularly related to build environment of Nuclear Submarines
• Suitable qualification and experience in the development and delivery of training packages to a wide range of audiences
• Good experience in the ability to tailor training to best suit audience requirements
• Well‑honed organisation skills, agility and responsiveness to customer requirements
• Appreciation of risk and issue management, supported by analytical skills and problem solving

Desirable:

• Ex‑submariner with knowledge of submarine operations, in particular the reactor and reactor support systems

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 Nuclear Discipline, Skills and Capability Department:

We are expanding our Nuclear Skills, Capability, and Compliance Team to support the delivery of major programmes of strategic national and international importance. These are brand‑new roles at BAE Systems Submarines, created to facilitate and manage training and compliance to enable a competent and resilient business resource. You will be joining a team based at Barrow‑in‑Furness whose main task is to deliver, govern and assure Nuclear Baseline compliance, training and licensed site arrangements. You will have the opportunity to gain product‑facing skills across other nuclear departments, liaising with cross functional teams in Engineering and Manufacturing, as well working directly with Senior Nuclear Leadership teams. 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.

Closing Date: 6th January 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.