Senior Electrical Design Engineer

BAE Systems - Saudi Arabia; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in Preston seeks a Senior Electrical Design Engineer. Responsibilities include producing engineering design data, verifying compliance, and collaborating within engineering teams. The ideal candidate has Airframe Design experience and proficiency in CAD systems like CATIA V5. This role offers flexible working arrangements and competitive benefits, enhancing professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in an Airframe Design role, or equivalent.
• Experience of operating in an airframe design role throughout the product lifecycle.
• Proficiency in a CAD system and experience in a PLM system.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineering disciplines and customers.
• Produce and issue Airframe engineering design data.
• Verify design data to ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

Airframe Design experience

Degree or HNC/HND or equivalent

Proficiency in CAD systems (CATIA V5)

Awareness of product lifecycle requirements

Education

Degree or HNC/HND in relevant field

Tools

CATIA V5

Job description

Job Title: Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Samlesbury - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £47,683

What you’ll be doing:

• Working closely with other engineering disciplines and functions, supplier and customer areas, fostering a team-working and collaborative product development environment
• Producing and issuing Airframe engineering design data to meet project requirements, in line with design standards, whilst maintaining quality, cost and schedule adherence
• Verifying design data prior to a formal independent check criteria to ensure compliance with project standards
• Identifying project technical risks and opportunities, and where appropriate propose mitigation plans
• Supporting all aspects of personal and professional development for yourself and, where appropriate, others in your team.
• Evaluating and resolving design queries, and supporting the generation of resulting modifications and changes
• Supporting the definition and resource planning of design workload delivery

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Experience in an Airframe Design role, or equivalent ‘near-neighbour’ disciplines
• Degree or HNC/HND or equivalent qualification
• Experience of operating in an airframe design role, or equivalent in one or more phases of the product lifecycle
• Proficiency in a CAD system, typically CATIA V5 or equivalent toolset, with experience in a PLM system
• Awareness of product lifecycle requirements and the importance of governance to product integrity

Desirable

• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary integrated product development environment, influencing adjacent disciplines
• Experience of working with external customers, suppliers and partners
• Experience of managing Design tasks to meet engineering design requirements and programme requirements
• Experience in leading and guiding other Design staff
• Experience in holding a design check signature

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 Electrical Design Engineering team:

As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer you will be part of a team producing the physical product definition to satisfy a set of multidisciplinary system functional requirements, taking account of safety, cost, manufacturing, in-service support and other considerations. Your engineering capabilities will be developed across a range of design skills and product lifecycle stages, working both in a model-based and 2D drawing engineering environment centred on Catia V5.

This role will provide you with a unique opportunity to develop your career by working on the Design aspects of advanced, leading-edge Typhoon programme, with opportunities for career progression aligned to your personal and professional development.

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:

21st November 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.