Principal Electrical Engineer (C&I Process and Governance)

BAE Systems
Askam-in-Furness
4 days ago
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Job Title:Principal Electrical Engineer (C&I Process and Governance)

Location:Barrow-in-Furness, Filton, Frimley, Portsmouth – we offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary:From £45,628– depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

  • Developing and managing requirements and acceptance criteria specific to a system or product and/or across a system of systems, platform or programme
  • Understanding the contractual and performance requirements for various systems, and supporting the definition and associated acceptance criteria and events through design, build, integration, installation and commissioning activities
  • Producing documentation required to support the design review process, including: diagrams; technical specifications; supporting calculations; design evidence and justifications
  • Reviewing relevant supplier documentation and ensuring it is captured and recorded appropriately
  • Supporting the development of estimates for the scope of work and resources required to deliver it in order to support bids, proposal development and project planning activities for various systems

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

  • Provide technical oversight forfunctional design for C&I solution for complex propulsion, mechanical and electrical systems, including deriving the functional design from Piping & Instrumentation diagrams
  • Degree level qualification (or equivalent experience) in relevant STEM subject (Engineering/ Physics/ Maths/ Science)
  • Experience in reviewing the C&I design for a complex system ensuring it meets a wide range of requirements, such as functional, defence standards, industrial standards, etc.
  • Experience with managing non-functional requirements (i.e. EMC, shock, etc.) meeting industrial compliance
  • Experience of authoring and/or reviewing design documents, such as I/O schedules, functional design specification, functional chronicle, interface control document, etc.

Desirable

  • Legacy understanding of submarine design programmes and the key design deliverables within this
  • Understanding of control system architecture and communication protocols (i.e. RS-485, PROFIBUS)

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 Platform Complex Systems team:

You will be working as a part of the very dynamic, currently expanding team that deals with 27 complex systems, providing the C&I strategy and governance for the whole boat. The team works closely with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including peers in other work streams, programmes, suppliers and MOD. You will have an opportunity to undertake ample training and develop your skills towards personal growth.

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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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:5th March 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.

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