Principal Electrical Engineer (Control & Instrumentation)

BAE Systems (New); Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative team at a leading defense contractor, where you'll play a crucial role in shaping the Royal Navy's next-generation submarines. As a Principal Engineer in Electrical Engineering, you'll develop and manage requirements, ensure compliance with safety standards, and produce essential documentation for design reviews. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on complex propulsion systems and collaborate with diverse teams. With flexible working arrangements and a commitment to inclusivity, you'll thrive in a culture that values your contributions and empowers you to reach your full potential. Don't miss the chance to make a real difference in this exciting field.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Green car scheme

Annual incentive eligibility

Relocation support packages

Qualifications

• Experience in developing new processes and providing technical oversight.
• Knowledge of safety standards and functional design for complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage requirements and acceptance criteria for systems and products.
• Produce documentation for design review processes and support bids.

Skills

Technical oversight for functional design

Process development from legacy processes

Understanding of control system architecture

Knowledge of communication protocols

Experience in IEC 61508 – Functional Safety

Job description

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Control & Instrumentation)

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Filton, Frimley, or Portsmouth – (2 days minimum on site per fortnight.) We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Negotiable depending on skills and experience.

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop and manage requirements and acceptance criteria specific to a system or product and/or across a system of systems, platform or programme.
• Understand the contractual and performance requirements for various systems, and support the definition and associated acceptance criteria and events through design, build, integration, installation and commissioning activities.
• Produce documentation required to support the design review process, including: diagrams; technical specifications; supporting calculations; design evidence and justifications.
• Review relevant supplier documentation and ensure it is captured and recorded appropriately.
• Support the development of estimates for the scope of work and resources required to deliver it to support bids, proposal development and project planning activities for various systems.

Your Skills and Experience:

Essential:

• Develop new processes from legacy processes, implementing best practice and Learning from Experience from key stakeholders.
• Provide technical oversight for functional design for C&I solution for complex propulsion, mechanical and electrical systems, including deriving the functional design from Piping & Instrumentation diagrams.
• Support the C&I embed team in the technical specification of instrumentation for pressure/temperature/flow/level/analysis that is fit for purpose for specific process conditions.
• Review the C&I design that satisfies a wide range of requirements such as functional, safety, defence standards, British standards, naval standards, nuclear standards.

Desirable:

• Understanding of control system architecture and communication protocols (i.e. RS-485, PROFIBUS).
• History in IEC 61508 – Functional Safety (or similar) and production of supporting evidence to substantiate safety claims.

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 Submarine Solutions Team:

You will be helping to define and shape the design of the Royal Navy’s next generation attack class submarine and working to implement novel internal communications technology and concepts whilst collaborating with colleagues within the Integrated Combat Systems business, wider stakeholders, suppliers, and the Royal Navy. 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, 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 underrepresented 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.

Closing Date: 21^st February 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.