Principal Engineer – Systems (Operating Environment)

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Systems (Operating Environment)

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Brough, Weymouth, Bristol, Portsmouth, Frimley or Manchester. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £55,000

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading a small team of engineers, delegating tasks, checking and approving technical documentation and overseeing the team’s workload.
• SME for the Operating Environment team which covers non-functional requirements such as temperature & humidity, IP ratings, pressure, icing and thermal shock.
• Acting as the key point of contact with customers, suppliers and stakeholders on engineering matters across all projects (SSNA, Dreadnought & Astute)
• Authoring and reviewing of System and Whole Boat qualification plans and reports
• Developing and maturing all non-functional (Operating Environment) requirements (Whole Boat through to Equipment)
• Undertaking activities to support team deliverables, through planning, scheduling, task management and delegation
• Ensuring that the design deliverables that the team is responsible for have undergone due process and governance, prior to being formally released
• Managing the work of team members to support system delivery

Your skills and experiences:

• Extensive knowledge of System Design Processes
• Experience of the Engineering lifecycle
• Previous experience of working on large projects
• Team leader / previous leadership or management exposure
• Degree qualified or relevant experience held

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 Operating Environment team:

This team is responsible for ensuring that the submarine can operate within its environment, both its external and internal of the pressure hull. You will be working with a wide range of internal & external stakeholders these include Customers such as, the Dreadnought Alliance, SDA, Suppliers and US contacts. 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: 5th June 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.

#LI-AG1

#LI-Hybrid