Senior Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Control & Instrumentation)

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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
What you’ll be doing:
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 generation 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
Your skills and experiences:
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: 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.
The SSNA Ocean Interface Team:
You will be part of the Ocean Interfaces team within SSNA, contributing to the development of control and instrumentation systems in relation to deployable assets for the future attack nuclear submarine. The team tackles global challenges and delivers design solutions by collaborating closely with customers and suppliers. As the AUKUS Submarine programme progresses, SSNA is evolving into a truly global initiative. With designs advancing and orders for long-lead items being placed, this is a pivotal time to make an impact. 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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Location:
Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Category:
Engineering

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