Senior Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Control & Instrumentation) in Broughton-in-furness, Cumbria
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Job Title: Senior Engineer – Electrical Engineering (C & I)
Location: Barrow-in-Furness – Hybrid (2 days onsite per fortnight dependent on business needs)
Salary: Competitive (Commensurate with skills and experience)
What you’ll be doing:
Develop a functional design for C&I solution for electrical systems, including deriving the functional design from Piping & Instrumentation diagrams
Producing Bill of Materials for C&I equipment
Specifying instrumentation measuring pressure/temperature/flow/level/analysis that is fit for purpose for specific process conditions
Producing a C&I design that satisfies a wide range of requirements such as; functional; safety; defence standards, British standards, naval standards, nuclear standards
Judging and measuring compliance against non-functional stakeholders (EMC, Shock, Metallics etc.)
Produce verification evidence to demonstrate design compliance with requirements
Production of various design documents such as; I/O schedules, instrument schedules, cable schedules, functional design specification, instrument specification
Implementation of physical system-to-system interface design
Undertaking/leading technical design reviews for C&I
Articulating and presenting technical arguments, clearly and logically
Undertaking peer reviews
Managing system design maturity to meet programme demands
Liaising with internal and external customers as part of a technical team
Your skills and experiences:
BEng (Hons) / MEng or equivalent
Working towards professional registration
Technical report writing skills
Demonstrable experience of engineering lifecycle
Knowledge and experience in defence standards whilst not essential would be an advantage
System calculations, modelling and analysis
Understanding of at least one of the following areas:
Legacy understanding of submarine design programmes
Experience in high, medium and low voltage systems
Understanding of control system architecture and communication protocols (i.e RS-485, PROFIBUS)
Completion and verification of designs in accordance with IEC 61508 – Functional Safety (or similar) and production of supporting evidence to substantiate safety claims
Possess a multi-disciplinary understanding of engineering through experience including; Mechanical / Process / Instrument / Electrical / Control / Safety
Specifying equipment for use in Hazardous Areas and producing verification evidence such as; Hazardous Area Schedule, Intrinsically Safe Loop Calculations
Providing input to production and improvement of process instructions
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 Marine Systems Control and Instrumentation Team:
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Senior Engineer -Electrical Engineering (Control and Instrumentation) working within the Marine Systems Control and Instrumentation Team. This role will be working on the SSNA program and the next submarine design.
The Senior Engineer shall provide support to the Principal Engineers and/or external specialists during development, analysis, integration and verification of platform control and instrumentation systems. In this role you will be involved in leading analysis and the production of technical reports and team deliverables, such as managing and maturing operator control console design to meet defined design criteria and programme demands.
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 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 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 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 Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date: 21st December 25
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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