Principal Electrical Power Engineer

BAE Systems; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Engineer in Electrical Engineering to lead design solutions for power systems. This role involves managing requirements, providing technical support, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. You'll be part of a collaborative team focused on innovation and excellence, where your contributions will directly impact the development of cutting-edge power solutions. Join a company that values diversity and offers flexible working arrangements, allowing you to thrive while making a significant difference in the engineering field.

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

• Experience in engineering lifecycle and relevant standards.
• In-depth understanding of Power System Architecture and Distribution.

Responsibilities

• Develop design solutions to meet project milestones.
• Manage requirements and acceptance criteria for systems.

Skills

Power system modelling

Generators

Switchgear

Protection

Power electronics

Engineering lifecycle

Education

BEng (Hons) / MEng or equivalent

CEng

Job description

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:

1. Develop design solutions to agreed time, cost and quality in accordance with project or business milestones.
2. Develop and manage requirements and acceptance criteria specific to a system or product and/or across a system of systems, platform or programme.
3. 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.
4. Produce documentation required to support the design review process, including diagrams, technical specifications, supporting calculations, design evidence and justifications.
5. Provide technical support to integrated performance and acceptance activities, including acceptance of equipment from suppliers through to system acceptance by the customer.
6. Review relevant supplier documentation and ensure it is captured and recorded appropriately.
7. Support the development of estimates for the scope of work and resources required to deliver it in order to support bids, proposal development and project planning activities for various systems.
8. Provide support to the Certificate of Design activities appropriate to the discipline and articulate and present complex technical arguments clearly, logically and simply.
9. Deliver technical input and engineering solutions in support of build activities, defect resolution and change management.

Your skills and experiences:

1. BEng (Hons) / MEng or equivalent and CEng (or be able to satisfy requirements for CEng).
2. Demonstrable experience of engineering lifecycle.
3. Understanding of at least one of the following areas: Power system modelling; generators; switchgear; protection; power electronics.
4. In-depth understanding of Power System Architecture, Power Generation and Distribution, Protection and Co-ordination or Power Earth Fault Monitoring.
5. 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, 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.

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: 1st May 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.