Principal Engineer - Test Integration

Principal Engineer - Test Integration

Would you like to play a key role in the Active Vehicle Control (AVC) team, working on a complex submarine platform? We currently have a vacancy for a Principal Engineer - Test Integration

at our site in Barrow-in-Furness.

As a Principal Engineer - Test Integration, you will be working within the team who are responsible for the implementation of control systems that impact the manoeuvrability of a submarine. You will be working with whole boat systems, ensuring the complex electronics are delivered to a level of high integrity.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to own, develop and design a system, working at the forefront of innovation, using new technologies. You will have the opportunity to progress through exciting projects as the opportunities arise.

Your main responsibilities as a Principal Engineer - Test Integration will involve:

Integration & Test Lead for the AVC One team

Working closely with individual system owners to build & maintain a holistic view of test & integration across AVC and interface with the dedicated Systems Integration team

Preparing design calculations to demonstrate designs meet performance requirements

Supporting the generation of schematic diagrams

Supporting safety analysis

Writing of technical documentation (e.g. management plans, technical specifications, system design descriptions, functional design descriptions and diagrams)

Working across various project groups ensuring the designs meets the required operability, safety, security and supportability requirements

Supporting system design reviews and spatial model reviews

Your skills and qualifications as a Principal Engineer - Test Integration:

Degree STEM or equivalent experience in electrical/electronic engineering including design

Chartered engineer or eligible for Chartership

Working knowledge of instrumentation and control system theory and how to apply controls

Knowledge of Safety principles and processes

Knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering principles

Experience working on a vehicle programme - desirable

What we're looking for in you:

You will have strong communication skills and will be confident engaging with internal and external stakeholders at all levels. You will possess excellent analytical skills and be a confident team player.

Location: Barrow-in-Furness

Salary: Competitive

Benefits: Our employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. We also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Some employees may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

BAE Systems

BAE Systems is one of the world's leading global defence, security and aerospace companies. We work at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.

Maritime - Submarines

Our Submarines business has been safely delivering world class submarines to the UK Royal Navy for more than a century.

The Astute class will equip the Royal Navy with its largest and most capable generation of attack submarines. We are responsible for the design, build, test and commissioning of these state-of-the-art vessels. In total, seven boats will make up the fleet, each weighing a mighty 7,400 tonnes.

Dreadnought is the successor to the Vanguard class of nuclear deterrent submarines. We will deliver four submarines to the Royal Navy, with the first submarine entering service in the early 2030s. Dreadnought is widely considered to be one of the world's most complex engineering challenges.

We have sites in Barrow-in-Furness, Filton, Frimley, Ash Vale, Broad Oak and Weymouth, and we pride ourselves on employing the best professionals around. Join us and you'll be part of something important; something you can be proud of.

BAE Systems is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community which are currently under-represented at BAE Systems, including women, BAME and applicants with disabilities. Please note we will not use any personal information relating to your background at any stage of the application process.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.