Senior Engineer - Electrical Engineering (Control & Instrumentation)

BAE Systems; Barrow-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence contractor in Barrow-in-Furness seeks a Senior Engineer in Electrical Engineering with expertise in control and instrumentation. This hybrid role involves developing requirements, ensuring compliance, and providing technical support for submarine design projects. Candidates should hold a relevant degree and possess strong technical report writing skills. The company offers a competitive salary, relocation support, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• BEng (Hons) / MEng or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Demonstrable experience of engineering lifecycle.
• Understanding of at least one area: Electrical circuits, control systems, safety integrity levels.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage requirements specific to electrical systems.
• Ensure compliance against contractual requirements and standards.
• Deliver technical input and engineering solutions in support of build activities.

Skills

Technical report writing skills

System calculations, modelling and analysis

Electrical circuits design

Understanding of Instrumentation and control system theory

Demonstrable experience of engineering lifecycle

Education

BEng (Hons) / MEng or equivalent

Working towards professional registration

Job description

Job Title

Senior Engineer - Electrical Engineering (Control & Instrumentation)

Location

Barrow-in-Furness - Hybrid (2 days onsite per fortnight dependent on business needs)

Salary

Competitive (Commensurate with skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing

• Develop and manage requirements and acceptance criteria specific to a system or product and/or across a system of systems, platform or programme
• 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
• Produce documentation required to support the design review process, including: diagrams; technical specifications; supporting calculations; design evidence and justifications
• Review relevant supplier documentation, technical manuals, electrical schematics, general arrangements, Interface specification and ensure it is captured and recorded appropriately
• Ensure design proving evidence is comprehensive, captured within the requirements management tools and has been endorsed by the appropriate level of authority
• Ensure compliance against contractual requirements and that work is undertaken in accordance with company, safety, environmental, contractual and local business processes, standards, procedures and documentation
• Undertake design reviews and presentations to customers
• Provide technical support to integrated performance and acceptance activities, including acceptance of equipment from suppliers through to system acceptance by the customer
• Provide support to the Certificate of Design activities appropriate to the discipline and articulate and present complex technical argument clearly, logically and simply
• Deliver technical input and engineering solutions in support of build activities, defect resolution and change management

Your skills and experiences

• BEng (Hons) / MEng or equivalent
• Working towards professional registration
• Technical report writing skills
• Demonstrable experience of engineering lifecycle
• Knowledge and experience in defence standards whilst not essential would be an advantage
• System calculations, modelling and analysis
• Understanding of at least one of the following areas:
  • Instrumentation and control system theory including PID control,
  • Electrical circuits design, EMC precautions and power supply characteristics
  • Safety Integrity Levels and BS EN 61508 or 61511
  • Control panel detail design
  • Fieldbus technology (Profibus/Profinet)

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

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Senior Engineer -Electrical Engineering (Control and Instrumentation) working within the Centralised Control and Instrumentation Team. This role will be working on the SSNA program and the next generation submarine design.

The Senior Engineer shall provide support to the Principal Engineers and/or external specialists during development, analysis, integration and verification of platform control and instrumentation systems. In this role you will be involved in leading analysis and the production of technical reports and team deliverables, such as managing and maturing operator control console design to meet defined design criteria and programme demands.

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. 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

30th 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.

Application Process

When applying for this role you will be redirected to BAE Systems careers site where you will be required to:

• Register an account (this is optional, you can apply as a guest)
• Provide contact information
• Upload your CV
• Complete a short diversity & inclusion questionnaire

When asked source type, please select "job board advertisement" then "the IET / E+T Jobs".