Job Title: Nuclear Capability Technical Specialist
Location: Barrow-in-Furness – Onsite
Salary: Competitive
Closing Date: 30th March 2026
Why BAE Systems?
Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.
What You’ll Be Doing
You will join a multi‑skilled team developing and assuring nuclear training that underpins nuclear safety. You’ll deliver strategic training goals, create and refine packages in your specialist area, and act as a critical friend to improve training across other disciplines. Working with customers and SMEs, you will help build specialist nuclear capability while ensuring all training meets governance and assurance standards. You’ll also maintain and develop your own nuclear shipbuilding competence through hands‑on experience in build, test and commissioning, regulatory engagement, or nuclear assurance, applying NNSRP expertise to complex engineering challenges.
Core Duties
* Have knowledge of nuclear systems and/or safety compliance, especially within submarine build environments.
* Be qualified and experienced in creating and delivering training to varied audiences.
* Tailor training effectively to meet audience needs and adapt quickly to stakeholder requirements.
* Understand risk and issue management and apply solid analytical and problem‑solving skills.
The Nuclear Discipline, Skills & Capability Department
We’re growing our Nuclear Skills, Capability and Compliance Team to support major national and international programmes. Based in Barrow‑in‑Furness, you’ll help deliver and assure nuclear training and compliance, gaining product‑facing skills and working closely with engineering, manufacturing, and senior nuclear leaders. We offer relocation support packages across all submarine roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.
A Place Where Everyone Can Thrive
We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.
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.
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