Job Title:\nPrincipal Engineer, Site Engineering\nAuthority

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Location:\nBarrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of\nhybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your\nrecruiter about the options for this particular\nrole.

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Salary:\nCompetitive (Dependent of skills and\nexperience)

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What you’ll be\ndoing:

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Acting as Engineering Authority for\nyour prescribed area, covering all buildings and assets, providing\nindependent engineering governance and assurance across all assets\nwithin your\narea \n

Providing\ntechnical and specialist engineering advice & support to the\nmaintenance, operations & project\nteams \n

Producing /\napproving engineering functional requirements, accept design\nsolutions, maintain engineering oversight, validate engineering\nintegrity \n

Protecting\nand maintaining engineering baseline for all accepted assets and\ninfrastructure within your prescribed are, including configuration\nmanagement and change\ncontrol \n

Development,\nmanagement and control of planned maintenance schedules &\napproval of any maintenance\nconcessions \n

Providing\nEngineering governance and assurance for all projects within your\narea throughout the full lifecycle of the project, from\nrequirements capture to handover, including a role as Design Review\nChairperson \n

Providing\nan asset risk management capability and support a risk-based\ninvestment prioritisation and decision-making process for all asset\nrelated\ninvestments \n

Asset\nManagement delivery – development and maintenance of asset\nmanagement plans for key assets to ensure they can deliver the\ncurrent and future boat programme\nrequirements \n

Engineering\nadvice and support to equipment breakdowns and supporting / leading\nrecovery\nactivities \n

Your skills and\nexperiences:

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Essential

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Degree\nlevel qualified (in a relevant Engineering or Science discipline)\nor sufficient relevant experience to become a Chartered\nEngineer \n

Have\nexperience with Asset Management and Facilities\nManagement \n

Desirable

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Experience\nwith Management of Nuclear classified systems including but not\nlimited to Design, Operation and/or\nModifications \n

Experience\nin related industry such as; Nuclear, Oil and Gas\netc. \n

Benefits:

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As well as a competitive pension\nscheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive\nrange of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle\nbenefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and\nshopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual\nincentive.

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The Site Engineering\nteam:

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An exciting opportunity to join us as\na Principal Engineer, where you will be providing engineering\nassurance across the site within projects, process and operations.\nSite & Facilities Engineering are a dedicated Engineering team\nthat provides technical and engineering oversight, advice and\nleadership to site wide fixed asset to support the boat build\nprogramme by ensuring the facilities, infrastructure and assets are\navailable and performing when required. The team act as a\nverification function, ensuring that work is compliant with\nstatutory requirements, site license conditions and business\nprocesses. The team are supported by specialist engineering teams\nand other specialists throughout the business to support decision\nmaking.

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We offer relocation support packages\nacross all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility\ncriteria.

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Why BAE\nSystems?

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This is a place where you’ll be able\nto make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture\nthat values of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and\nwhere you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome\npeople from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our\nrecruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a\ndisability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an\nanxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain\nassessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential\nreasonable\nadjustments.

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Please be aware that many roles at BAE\nSystems are subject to both security and export control\nrestrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your\nnationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and\nyour place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to\nperform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum\nachieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also\nrequire higher levels of Security Vetting where applicants\nmust typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous in the UK\ndepending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for\nmeaningful security vetting\nchecks.

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Closing Date:\n16th September\n2025

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We reserve the right to close this\nvacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.\nTherefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as\nearly as\npossible.

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