Principal Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Engineer – Site Specialist Engineering

BAE Systems; England; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Barrow-in-Furness is looking for a Principal Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Engineer. The role involves setting engineering standards, reviewing design packages, and providing technical support in electrical engineering. Ideal candidates will have experience in EC&I engineering, machine control systems, and a degree in electrical engineering. The position offers competitive salary and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Essential: Experience in an EC&I engineering role.
• Desirable: Registered with an Engineering professional institute.

Responsibilities

• Setting site engineering standards for electrical systems.
• Providing design advice related to electrical & control systems.
• Reviewing electrical & control drawings and design packages.

Skills

Experience in an EC&I engineering role, predominantly C&I

Experience in machine/crane control systems

Experience with BMS systems & alarm and communication systems

Education

Degree in electrical engineering or relevant experience

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Principal Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Engineer – Site Specialist Engineering

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

Responsibilities

• Setting site engineering standards and requirements for electrical and control equipment/systems/facilities
• Providing advice and guidance with respect to the design in relation to electrical & control systems in the context of site facilities, including the application of design standards
• Reviewing electrical & control drawings, schematics and design packages
• Acting as a subject matter expert providing technical advice for sitewide control systems to operations, maintenance and projects
• Reviewing proposals to ensure that the equipment/facilities are designed, constructed, commissioned, operated and maintained in accordance with the appropriate processes and standards
• Production of engineering documentation (technical reports, operating instructions and process instructions) ensuring that it is appropriately classified, authorised through due process and maintained under configuration control

Your skills and experience

Essential:

• Experience in an EC&I engineering role, predominantly C&I
• Experience in machine/crane control systems
• Experience with BMS systems & alarm and communication systems

Desirable:

• Experience of functional safety design
• Experience and understanding of Radio frequency and EMC within an industrial environment
• Experience with FMECA (Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis)
• Degree qualified in electrical engineering or relevant experience
• Registered with an Engineering professional institute and have the ability to achieve chartered status
• Proven engineering experience within a technical role with transferrable skills
• Experience within a Nuclear Environment to relevant ONR License Conditions or similar highly regulated business would be desirable

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 SSE team

Join a multi-disciplinary engineering team setting site standards and requirements across Electrical, Mechanical, and Civil/Structural disciplines. In this role, you’ll provide technical support in electrical engineering — including HV/LV power distribution, control and instrumentation, alarms, and functional safety systems — ensuring compliance with legislation and processes across a range of projects and facilities. 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

22^nd October 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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