Job Title: Project Engineer Electrical

Location: Portsmouth. We offer a range of flexible working arrangements

Salary: Up to £38,500 dependent on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

Supporting resolution of T45 and production queries promptly, ensuring alignment with safety and design intent. Conducting engineering investigations and providing technical and maintenance support to Ops, COMs, and Project Management

Reviewing T45 project plans with ship’s staff, COM, and Ops to confirm adequate engineering content, acceptance levels, and integration of safety and quality requirements within the Project HazID and Quality Scope

Responding to a range of electrical and technical queries on installations, documentation, and material alternatives. Making engineering decisions within delegated authority and design intent

Identifying training needs, skills gaps, and development opportunities within your discipline

Supporting application of MOD safety and environmental systems, BAE Systems Engineering Governance, and Product Safety Frameworks

Assisting T45 production and delivery teams in applying and meeting technical requirements and standards

Contributing to the development, maintenance, and improvement of engineering processes and procedures in response to technical and operational changes

Maintaining up-to-date technical knowledge, share best practice, and providing expertise and technical support to others

Your skills and experiences:

Understanding of a Maritime Marine environment but other industries would be considered

Understanding and experience of electrical systems and technical drawings

Some experience of repair, maintenance and integration of ships systems and equipment

Ability to provide technical support and troubleshooting responses in assigned areas to operational units or other activities

Able to research and look up technical information to support decision making in accordance with relevant standards. Making sound judgements based on experience

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 Project Engineering Electrical team:

Working within a supportive team of 4-5 professionals that form part of a wider Project Engineering Management team of 50+ engineers. Problem solving across different classes of Warship, the role requires liaising with stakeholders, suppliers and the MOD with the opportunity to develop and enhance your knowledge and skills.

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 22nd October 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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