Principal Electrical Power Engineer

BAE Systems (New); Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems is seeking a Principal Engineer in Electrical Engineering (Power) to lead design efforts in Coventry. The successful candidate will focus on designing solutions, managing teams, and ensuring project delivery while adhering to industry standards. This role offers a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and the opportunity to make a significant impact in a vital industry.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Company contributed Share Incentive Plan

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Cycle2work

Employee discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of engineering lifecycle.
• Understanding of power systems and protection.
• Experience working to industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop solutions using NX.
• Lead multi-functional teams and manage deliverables.
• Improve processes and techniques in engineering tasks.

Skills

Power system modelling

Power generation

Power electronics

Education

BEng (Hons) / MEng or equivalent

Job description

Job title:Principal Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Power)

Location:Coventry. 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:

• Design and develop solutions to a range of common design situations/problems using NX
• Understand and apply a range of fundamental design processes, tools, systems and techniques
• Develop and produce ways of working within NX to provide design intent
• Work as a member of a multi-functional team created to accomplish tasks (e.g. Capgemini, Siemens, IBM and SSNA)
• Begin to schedule own work to meet target time scales and budget demand using tools and techniques with guidance from their supervisor
• Continually seek ways to improve, processes, toolsets, systems, techniques and the generic workplace
• Take an active role in high risk and high complexity tasks with low-risk involvement, supported by the project leader or equivalent

Your skills and experiences:

• BEng (Hons) / MEng or equivalent and CEng (or be able to satisfy requirements for CEng)
• Demonstrable experience of engineering lifecycle
• Understanding of at least one of the following areas: Power system modelling; generators; switchgear; protection; power electronics
• In depth understanding of Power System Architecture, Power Generation and Distribution, Protection and Co-ordination or Power Earth Fault Monitoring
• Experience of working within a relevant Engineering role to industry codes and standards

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance 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 Coventry team:

The team supports the Engineering Manager and external specialists during development and analysis of platform power systems.The Principal Engineer shall act as team lead, managing the day-to-day activities of the team and the production of deliverables. The Principal Engineer shall be responsible for developing and maintaining the competency and skills of the team, project plan and schedule project activities, while managing the resolution of any related issues. We offer relocation 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:14th July 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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