Overview

Job Title: Senior Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Control & Instrumentation) Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Filton or Broad Oak. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Circa £45,000, dependant on experience

Responsibilities

• Provide, review and adhere to specifications in accordance with stakeholder requirements
• Contribute to daily team meetings providing progress updates, insight into technical challenges and technical solutions
• Proactively builds strong working relationships with stakeholders and communicates across different teams, different business streams and with the customer to ensure a sound design and build quality
• Assess, evaluate and challenge the C&I system design with respect to safety and technical requirements
• Lead and take ownership of specific engineering tasks to progress the C&I design
• Understand and develop safety in the design, specifications and parts for instrumentation and other associated electrical items
• Provide drawings such as block diagrams, electrical schematics and assist with the development of detailed design diagrams (P&ID)
• Resolve a range of engineering issues and problems and compile and present technical reports and presentations to various stakeholders
• The SSNA Ocean Interface Team: contribute to the development of control and instrumentation systems in relation to deployable assets for the future attack nuclear submarine; collaborate closely with customers and suppliers
• As the AUKUS Submarine programme progresses, support relocation and broader programme objectives where applicable

Qualifications

• Essential: BEng (Hons) / MEng or equivalent; Incorporated Engineer or ability to achieve Incorporated Engineer Status
• Technical report writing and presentation skills
• Demonstrable experience of engineering lifecycle
• Knowledge of one of the following areas: instrumentation and control system theory including PID control, electrical circuits design, EMC precautions and power supply characteristics, Safety Integrity Levels and BS EN 61508 or 61511, PLC programming to IEC 61131-3 standard or Fieldbus technology (Profibus/Profinet)
• Desirable: Knowledge and experience of defence standards and domain

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.

Additional notes

The SSNA Ocean Interface Team and related programme details are described above. Please note: some portions of the original text related to recruitment, diversity statements and security/export controls have been preserved as part of compliance and inclusivity language. Closing Date: 26th September 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. LI-GM3 LI-Hybrid