Job Title: Principal Engineer – Support Engineering (Design for Support)

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

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

Acting as the SSN AUKUS Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Integrated Product Support (IPS)

Providing proactive guidance and input to the Integrated Delivery Team (IDT) regarding any through-life implications of decisions made as the design matures

Ensuring the 6 IPS elements led by BAE Systems are considered in the Design Interface and any artefacts as that are created

Working with the design teams assessing maturity against the supportability principles acting as the key point of contact between the design teams and the support SME’s

Monitoring opportunities and inclusion of the relevant LFE to be prosecuted by the IDTs

Providing a continual, accessible presence within the Design Delivery pillar and Support Integrator on the SSN AUKUS floor plates

Providing liaison from the SSN AUKUS Programme to the Support Engineering specialists and Transversal SMEs

Responding to requests for bespoke and specific work requiring IPS SME input

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

Cat A / B qualified nuclear submarine operator / maintainer

STEM Degree or equivalent qualification

Obtained or working towards obtaining relevant Professional Registration (IEng)

Desirable:

Knowledge of the complete engineering lifecycle and how support activities align to it, with some experience of operating in a number of lifecycle phases

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 SSN Aukus Integrated Product Support team:

Working as part of the IPS team, you will be engaged by the Integrated Delivery Team (IDT) as the SSNA Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Integrated Product Support to best influence the submarine design solution for support optimisation. This will de-risk the future design viability by ensuring the IDT have a clear understanding of the emerging support related risks and opportunities as the submarine design matures. 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: 26th September 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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