Join Our Team as a Senior/Principal Naval Architect!
Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Bristol, Portsmouth, or Frimley. We offer a variety of hybrid and flexible working arrangements—talk to your recruiter about the options available for this role!
Salary: Competitive
What You'll Be Doing
As a Senior/Principal Naval Architect, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of submarine design and performance. Your responsibilities will include:
* Conducting analysis and evaluations of submarine platform maneuvering performances from concept design to in-service support.
* Developing, verifying, and validating mathematical maneuvering models using physical model test data.
* Managing the generation of safe maneuvering envelopes and supporting associated operator guidance.
* Collaborating with enterprise partners to enhance modeling capabilities, processes, and toolsets for our major programs.
* Working alongside other naval architecture teams, systems teams, Active Vehicle Control system teams, propulsion engineers, customers, and suppliers to deliver innovative and safe submarine solutions.
* Supporting and conducting hydrodynamic sea trials, including depth and heading control, along with test form development and post-trial data analysis.
Your Skills and Experience
Essential:
* Experience in generating ship or submarine maneuvering modeling.
* A strong understanding of hydrodynamic principles and methods.
* A degree in Naval Architecture, Aeronautical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or equivalent experience.
Desirable:
* Experience in hydrodynamic/aerodynamic design and evaluation.
* Physical testing experience.
* Chartered Engineer status or working towards it.
Benefits
We offer a competitive pension scheme, employee share plans, and a wide range of flexible, discounted health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits. This includes a green car scheme, private health plans, shopping discounts, and potential eligibility for an annual incentive.
The Vehicle Control Team
As a Principal/Senior Naval Architect within the Vehicle Control team, you will collaborate with experts in Naval Architecture and the Whole Boat Design Team. Join us in one of the largest and fastest-growing Naval Architecture Departments in the UK, working on some of the most complex ship design and build programs to deliver cutting-edge submarines to the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy. We also provide relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to eligibility criteria.
Why BAE Systems?
This is your opportunity to make a real difference! Join an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity and merit, and empowers you to reach your full potential. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and strive to ensure our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessments, please discuss potential reasonable adjustments with your recruiter.
Please note that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. Factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can affect your eligibility for certain roles. All applicants must meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard, and many roles require higher levels of National Security Vetting, typically necessitating 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK.
Closing Date
17th March 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. If you're interested, please submit your application as soon as possible!
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