Principal Naval Architect (Weights)

Appcast; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Principal Naval Architect to lead weight management strategies for submarine programmes. This role involves technical leadership, data management, and collaboration with engineering teams. The position offers hybrid working arrangements and a competitive benefits package, including a pension scheme and flexible working options.

Benefits

Competitive Pension Scheme

Enhanced Annual Leave

Company-contributed Share Incentive Plan

Flexible Working Options

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle2work

Employee Discounts

Potential Annual Incentives

Qualifications

• Experience of weight management.
• Ability to work independently and provide technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the collation strategy for mass properties data on submarine programmes.
• Define and manage mass budgets for submarine programmes.
• Promote a culture of weight control.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Weight Management

Independent Work

Education

Degree in Engineering or Mathematics

Tools

VBA

Python

CAD Packages

Job description

Job Title:

Principal Naval Architect (Weights)

Location:

Barrow-In-Furness, Brough, Filton, Frimley, Manchester, Portsmouth, Weymouth

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:

• Lead the collation strategy for mass properties data to deliver weight and centroid control on multi-billion pound submarine programmes
• Be responsible for aggregating weight and centroid reports, presenting the status to the Chief Naval Architect, and generating mitigation plans
• Define and manage the mass budgets for submarine programmes and their breakdown to system level
• Create and maintain a comprehensive database of parts' mass properties
• Promote a culture of weight control and work with system engineering to integrate weight as a fundamental design constraint
• Conduct Research and Development activities, promoting BAE Systems' interests at UK and International Conferences
• Perform conceptual parametric estimations for mass distributions and moments of inertia, driving the development of methods and tools for mass properties estimation
• Provide Subject Matter Expert reviews of weight control methodologies for non-submarine programmes within the BAE Systems group

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Degree qualified in Engineering or Mathematics, or equivalent experience
• Ability to work independently and provide technical leadership as part of a team
• Experience of weight management

Desirable

• Be a chartered Engineer or have the ability to achieve Chartered status within 12 months
• Experience of weight control on large programmes
• Experience working with large, complex Electrical or Mechanical systems
• Experience using VBA or Python to automate data manipulation tasks
• Experience using CAD packages and programmes

Benefits:

Includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave, a Company-contributed Share Incentive Plan, flexible working options, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work, employee discounts, and potential annual incentives.

The Weight Engineering team:

A multidisciplinary team of Engineers and Data Scientists estimating, collating, and presenting mass properties data for submarine programmes. They play a critical role in boat design and safety. Relocation support is available for eligible roles.

Why BAE Systems?

Join a company where you can make a difference. We value diversity, integrity, and merit, and empower our employees. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups, including women, ethnic minorities, disabled persons, and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also accommodate reasonable adjustments for assessments.

Note: Many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions, requiring certain security clearances and residency criteria.

Closing Date:

4th June 2025

We may close this vacancy early if enough applications are received, so apply early.