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Principal Engineer – Support Engineering
Location: Barrow-in-Furness,
Filton, Brough OR Coventry. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible
working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about
the options for this particular role
Salary: Negotiable dependant
on experience
What you’ll be
doing:
* Assist the
Senior Engineering Manager in delivering effective
ILS outputs for the Strategic Weapon System Support (SWSS)
solution
* Provide expert support knowledge in
responding to engineering queries from the MOD or Submarine
Enterprise partners about the design, safety, maintenance, and
operation of equipment and systems on in-service
submarines
* Offer expert advice on equipment in
line with current governance processes, in response to engineering
queries from the MOD Design Authority
* Deliver
support to the appropriate Engineering and Support Managers in the
preparation of briefs and reports for both internal
* Provide technical support for creating the maintenance
plan, ensuring it meets Design Authority requirements, and
contribute to work aimed at reducing duration, including related
risks and issues and external reporting requirements
* Provision of SWSS technical information from previously
published sources where still available
Your skills and
experiences
* Knowledge
of DN Class Platform / SWSS (Strategic Weapon System Support),
operation, maintenance and training
* Strategic
Weapon System (SWS) qualification
* Knowledge of
MOD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) and Submarine
Delivery Agency (SDA) processes
* Knowledge of
the complete engineering lifecycle with some experience of
operating in a number of phases
* Strong awareness of Product
Safety & Environmental policies and SHE
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 Datum Pack
team
This specialist role works
closely with the Product Configuration team, particularly in
relation to managing
the Datum Pack, which is just one part of their responsibilities.
This SQEP technical advisory role will collaborate directly with
the technical delivery teams who manage and organize
product-related items, providing them with authoritative guidance
and technical assurance. You will become part of a rapidly growing
team focused on support and supportability within a fast-paced and
continuously evolving environment. The role requires sharpness and
adaptability to effectively meet the demands of this challenging setting. 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:
4th December 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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