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Senior & Principal Electrical Engineers - C&I

Employer
BAE Systems
Location
Dorset, England, Weymouth / England, Filton, Gloucestershire / Cumbria, Barrow-In-Furness, England
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
8 Dec 2020
Reference
73356

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Discipline
Design
Sector
Defence
Job Type
Engineer

Job Details

Senior & Principal Electrical Engineers - Control and Instrumentation

Would you like to play a key role in delivering Nuclear Submarines for the UK Royal Navy? We currently have a range of vacancies for developing and experienced engineers at our sites in Barrow-In-Furness, Filton and Weymouth.

We are looking for talented, motivated control and instrumentation engineers from a range of backgrounds. We are looking for you to support our ongoing Submarine programmes throughout the engineering design lifecycle stages, ensuring that we deliver an effective Royal Navy capability and a platform that ensures the safety of its crew. In return, you will be supported with the career development and opportunities you need to fulfil your potential and keep you at the top of your game.

Experience in PLC and SCADA programming, C&I system verification test design or parts specification would be advantageous.

All roles will include the following responsibilities:

Undertaking functional design, providing specialist advice and producing evidence in support of legislative, safety and technical requirements

Liaising with internal and external customers as part of a technical team

Undertaking peer reviews

Articulating and presenting technical arguments, clearly, logically and simply

As a Senior Engineer, roles will include:

Coordinating and executing engineering tasks or packages of work, providing guidance and advice in a consistent professional manner. Taking notice of appropriate budget, timescale and quality standards as well as providing leadership where required

As a Principal Engineer, roles will include:

Executing, evaluating, delivering and managing complex engineering and/or cross functional tasks or programmes of work recognising stakeholder and customer requirements. Identifying as well as implementing opportunities for personal/team development to ensure that professional capability of the business and individual are maintained as well as improved

Essential criteria for these roles:

A relevant Science, Technology, Engineering or, Mathematics (STEM) Degree or equivalent qualification and experience within an Engineering background;

Senior Engineer:

Demonstrable experience of engineering lifecycle and technical specialities

Working towards relevant Professional Registration

Principal Engineer:

Significant demonstrable experience of engineering lifecycle phases and technical specialities

Having obtained or capable of obtaining relevant Professional Registration (CEng)

What we're looking for in you:

You will be self-motivated and have the ability to work unsupervised and still meet tight deadlines. At the same time you will have excellent communication skills and be able to work collaboratively with the wider team when required. The ability to proactively problem solve is key to the success of this role.

Location: Barrow-In-Furness, Filton and Weymouth

Salary: £Depending on experience

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.

We recognise that an inclusive and diverse workplace - where all employees feel respected, valued and able to achieve their full potential - is vitally important. Not only does it inspire creativity and collaboration, it's good for business. We celebrate our differences and believe our diverse skills, abilities and perspectives strengthen our culture and our overall performance.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people.

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.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we sometimes close our vacancies early. It is therefore advisable to apply as early as possible if you would like to be considered for a role with BAE Systems.

Find out more at #subsgodeeper on LinkedIn

Company

At BAE Systems we serve, supply and protect those who serve and protect us, in a corporate culture that is performance driven and values led.

We employ a skilled workforce of 89,600 people in more than 40 countries. We help our customers to stay a step ahead when protecting people and national security, critical infrastructure and vital information.

We also work closely with local partners to support economic development through the transfer of knowledge, skills and technology.

Facts and Figures

  • Global defence supplier and world-leading innovator
  • Established positions in air, maritime and land domains
  • Growing position in cyber security
  • Principal markets – US, UK, Saudi Arabia and Australia
  • 89,600 employees in over 40 countries
  • Customers in around 80 countries
  • 2020 sales of £20,862m
  • £1,700 invested in training per employee in 2020
  • £11bn spent with 21,000 directly-contracted suppliers

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