Job title: Principal Engineer - Support Engineering (LSA & Supply Support)
Location: Barrow-in-Furness or Filton
Salary: Negotiable dependant on experience
What you'll be doing:
1. Acting as the interface between the SSNA Integrated Product Support (IPS) Team and the Systems Engineering Team
2. Liaising with the IPS Transversal Leads to ensure their requirements are included in DOORS and/ or design documentation
3. Ensuring IPS requirements have associated Verification & Validation (V&V) requirements
4. Ensuring the Systems Engineering model reflects IPS requirements
5. Working with the Integrated Delivery Teams (IDTs) to populate Equipment Technical Specifications with Transversal Requirements
6. Providing proactive guidance to the Systems Engineering Team to highlight any implications of design decisions on Through-Life Support (TLS)
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
7. Degree in Systems Engineering or relevant experience
8. Understanding of Transversal / Non-Functional Requirements
Desirable:
9. Understanding of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
10. Understanding of Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) / IPS / TLS
11. Accreditation as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or working towards this
Benefits:
You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The SSNA IPS Team:
The SSNA programme is designing, and will build, the conventionally-armed replacements for the Astute Class nuclear submarine. The BAE Systems IPS Team collaborates with partners to influence the design and to ensure it is supportable through life. The associated Support Engineering capability will be designing the support solution, including defining the maintenance requirement, producing technical documentation, and conducting initial provisioning of spares. The SSNA platforms are essential to the protection of our national interests and the Dreadnought SSBN s for a large part of the 21 st century. 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: 2nd July 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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