Principal Naval Architect (Weights)

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Naval Architect to lead mass properties data management for multi-billion-pound submarine programmes. This role involves defining mass budgets, supporting sea trials, and promoting weight control as a design constraint. You will work within a multidisciplinary team, utilizing your engineering expertise to make significant contributions to submarine design and safety assurance. Join a culture that values diversity and empowers you to achieve your full potential while working on innovative projects that make a real difference.

Benefits

Competitive Pension Scheme

Enhanced Annual Leave

Company-Contributed Share Incentive Plan

Flexible Working

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle2Work

Employee Discounts

Annual Incentive Eligibility

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in an Engineering or Mathematics subject.
• Experience of weight management and technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the collation strategy for mass properties data.
• Define and manage mass budgets for submarine programmes.

Skills

Weight Management

Technical Leadership

Data Manipulation (VBA, Python)

Education

Degree in Engineering or Mathematics

Chartered Engineer (or ability to achieve)

Tools

CAD Packages

Job description

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.
• 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.
• Support submarine sea trials.
• 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 (SME) reviews of weight control methodologies for non-submarine programmes within the BAE Systems group.

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

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

Desirable

• Chartered Engineer or 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 of using CAD packages and programmes.

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance, and a company-contributed Share Incentive Plan. Additional benefits include flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2Work, and employee discounts. You may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Weight Engineering team:

The Weight Engineering Team is a multidisciplinary team of engineers and data scientists who estimate, collate, and present mass properties data for several multi-billion pound submarine programmes. They play a critical role in whole boat design and safety assurance. We offer relocation support packages across all submarine roles, subject to eligibility.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you can 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 fulfill your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, especially those underrepresented in our industry, including women, minorities, people with disabilities, and + individuals. We aim to make our recruitment processes as inclusive as possible. If you have a health condition (e.g., dyslexia, autism, anxiety disorder) that may affect your performance in assessments, please discuss reasonable adjustments with your recruiter.

Please note that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions, which may limit your eligibility based on factors such as your nationality, previous security clearances, and place of birth. All applicants must meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Higher levels of security vetting may require 5 to 10 years of continuous residence in the UK.

Closing Date: 25th April 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Therefore, early submission is encouraged.

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