Job Title : Principal Electrical Engineer (Control & Instrumentation)
Company Name: BAE Systems
Job Details: Principal Electrical Engineer (Control & Instrumentation) | BAE Systems
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About the job
Job Title: Principal Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Control & Instrumentation)
Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Filton, Frimley, or Portsmouth – (2 days minimum on site per fortnight.) We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
Salary: Negotiable depending on skills and experience
What You’ll Be Doing
Develop and manage requirements and acceptance criteria specific to a system or product and/or across a system of systems, platform or programme
Understand the contractual and performance requirements for various systems, and support the definition and associated acceptance criteria and events through design, build, integration, installation and commissioning activities
Produce documentation required to support the design review process, including: diagrams; technical specifications; supporting calculations; design evidence and justifications
Review relevant supplier documentation and ensure it is captured and recorded appropriately
Support the development of estimates for the scope of work and resources required to deliver it to support bids, proposal development and project planning activities for various systems
Essential
Your Skills and Experience:
Develop new processes from legacy processes, implementing best practice and Learning from Experience from key stakeholders
Provide technical oversight for functional design for C&I solution for complex propulsion, mechanical and electrical systems, including deriving the functional design from Piping & Instrumentation diagrams
Support the C&I embed team in the technical specification of instrumentation for pressure/temperature/flow/level/analysis that is fit for purpose for specific process conditions
Review the C&I design that satisfies a wide range of requirements such as functional, safety, defence standards, British standards, naval standards, nuclear standards
Desirable
Understanding of control system architecture and communication protocols (i.e. RS-485, PROFIBUS)
History in IEC 61508 – Functional Safety (or similar) and production of supporting evidence to substantiate safety claims
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 Submarine Solutions Team
You will be helping to define and shape the design of the Royal Navy’s next generation attack class submarine and working to implement novel internal communications technology and concepts whilst collaborating with colleagues within the Integrated Combat Systems business, wider stakeholders, suppliers, and the Royal Navy. 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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.
We also 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: 21st February 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. |
Country: United Kingdom
