Senior Engineer & Electrical Engineering (Control & Instrumentation)

BAE Systems; Askam-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in the United Kingdom is looking for a Senior Control & Instrumentation Engineer to help develop and manage complex control systems. The role requires a degree in engineering and involves producing comprehensive design documentation, supporting safety standards compliance, and contributing to advanced submarine technology. An inclusive culture awaits where your skills can drive significant impact. Potential relocation support and competitive benefits are included.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health and wellbeing benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified (BEng/MEng or equivalent), ideally working towards professional registration.
• Comprehensive technical report writing skills with experience across the engineering lifecycle.
• Demonstratable ability to interpret and apply systems engineering principles within complex technical environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage system, product, and system-of-systems requirements.
• Produce comprehensive design review documentation.
• Support Certificate of Design activities with clear technical arguments.
• Derive detailed hardware and software requirements for control systems.
• Conduct design verification to meet functional safety standards.

Skills

Technical report writing

System calculations

Understanding of control theory

Application of systems engineering principles

Knowledge of defence standards

Education

Degree in Engineering (BEng/MEng or equivalent)

Job description

Job Title: Senior Control & Instrumentation Engineer
Location: Barrow - hybrid and flexible working arrangementsAvailable - speak to your recruiter about options
Salary: Competitive

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage system, product, and system-of-systems requirements, ensuring robust acceptance criteria that align with programme needs
• Produce comprehensive design review documentation, including diagrams, technical specifications, calculations, and supporting justification for design decisions
• Support Certificate of Design activities by preparing evidence and presenting complex technical arguments in a clear and logical manner
• Derive detailed hardware and software requirements for control systems, guiding suppliers in equipment design and specification
• Oversee the creation of functional design specifications, manage physical system interfaces, and attribute signal-level functionality through system databases
• Conduct design verification and generate evidence to meet IEC 61508/61511 or equivalent functional safety standards, ensuring compliance and safety justification

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified (BEng/MEng or equivalent), ideally working towards professional registration
• Comprehensive technical report writing skills with experience across the engineering lifecycle
• Knowledge of defence standards (beneficial but not essential)
• Experience in system calculations, modelling, and analysis
• Understanding of instrumentation and control theory (eg, PID), control system architecture, or functional decomposition
• Demonstratable ability to interpret and apply systems engineering principles within complex technical environments

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 Centralised Control and Instrumentation Team: The Centralised Control and Instrumentation Team is a highly skilled group of 16 engineers at the forefront of SSNA (Successor/Next-Generation Submarine) platform development. The team shapes, matures, and validates the platform's most critical control systems—spanning hardware, software, safety, and system-to-system integration—ensuring the submarine's core automated functions operate reliably, safely, and in line with IEC 61508 and other functional safety standards. Joining this team offers an exciting and technically challenging opportunity to play a direct role in defining the next generation of submarine control systems—technology that must perform flawlessly in the world's most demanding conditions. We offer relocation support 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. 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: 2nd February 2026. 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.