25 principal systems engineer jobs found in Barrow-in-Furness

Job Title: Principal Systems Engineer Location: Barrow-In-Furness, Filton, Frimley, BroadOak, Faslane. 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: Provide subject matter expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders on Systems Engineering and Model Based Systems Engineering Work in collaboration with other systems engineers and domain experts to establish and agree the functional capabilities of your assigned systems of interest Communicate conceptual architectural designs to the appropriate technical authorities to obtain agreement and acceptance Liaise with internal and external stakeholders such as specialist engineer teams, MoD and industrial partners to communicate and clarify the proposed solution Your skills and experiences: Essential: STEM related degree or...

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Systems Engineering (Requirements & Acceptance) Location: Barrow-in-Furness – (Hybrid – 2 days on site per fortnight) – (dependent on business needs) Salary: Up to £60,000 – (Commensurate with skills and experience) What you’ll be doing: Generate and assure consistency within the requirement set for 12 major C&I systems including Distributed Control Systems, Control Console and Vehicle Control Systems Support the wider C&I design for several C&I sub-systems for Secondary Propulsion, Platform Mechanical and Platform Electrical Manage various requirements stakeholders to provide consistency across the Centralised C&I team Support the development of a functional design for the systems within scope for Centralised C&I Assess the design against compliance to its requirements, ensuring that the design risk is mitigated as far as reasonably practicable Provide guidance and instruction on the...

Job Title: Senior/Principal Platform Systems Mechanical Engineer Location: Barrow-in-Furness. This position will require a full-time presence on-site Salary: Competitive What you’ll be doing: Developing the package of design evidence required to justify a safe, effective design and generate customer confidence in the design solution Specifying and assisting in the build of prototypes, products and systems suitable for testing Providing timely corrective actions on all assigned defects and issues Ensuring that commitments are agreed, reviewed and met Mentoring junior engineers regarding technical matters Making presentations effectively to technical and management audiences and within this, be able to identify and keep abreast of novel technical concepts and markets Author/co-author technical reports, papers, articles, patents and presentations as required Your skills and experiences: Educated to degree level in Engineering, Mechanical...

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Project Engineering Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Circa £54,000 What you’ll be doing: Reporting to the Engineering Manager , Lead & provide dedicated embedded engineering support to projects to aid in their delivery, whilst maintaining assurance, governance & compliance to BAE Lifecycle Management Framework (LCM) and RIBA Leading & Produce engineering documentation to support requirements capture, design & maturation, from creation, implementation through to validation Capturing iterative design change in accordance with requirement scope ensuring revisions and configurations are controlled in accordance with company processes Delivering all documentation in a captured, configured and controlled manor in accordance with company Lifecycle Framework (LCM and...

Job Title: Principal Safety Engineer – Safety & Environmental Engineering Location: Barrow-in-Furness – we offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Competitive What you’ll be doing: Provide technical leadership as a subject matter expert in safety engineering Mentor and develop engineers, guiding safety analysis and influencing design decisions Analyse and influence nuclear submarine design using safety engineering techniques, focussing on major hazards (fires, explosions including DSEAR, steam release) Apply engineering judgement to justify design safety and compliance Interface with regulators, clients within the MOD and internal stakeholders Develop and review safety case documentation to substantiate design safety Your skills and experiences: Essential: Degree qualified in a relevant STEM discipline or equivalent...

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Power) Location: Barrow-In-Furness (Hybrid). – (Barrow – 2 days a fortnight onsite; 1 day a week onsite at Filton) depending on business needs Salary: Up to £57,500 (Commensurate with skills and experience) What you’ll be doing: Develop design solutions to agreed time, cost and quality in accordance with project or business milestones Develop and manage requirements and acceptance criteria specific to a system or product and/or across a system of systems, platform or programme Understand the contractual and performance requirements for various systems, and support the definition and associated acceptance criteria and events through design, build, integration, installation and commissioning activities Produce documentation required to support the design review process, including diagrams; technical specifications; supporting calculations; design evidence and justifications Provide technical...

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Mechanical Engineering Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: £47,241 + depending on experience What you’ll be doing: Leading the design of a mechanical system(s), sub-systems and equipment for the next generation Royal Navy submarines Undertaking functional design activities, calculations and analysis Producing design documentation, Verification & Validation evidence and safety justifications Specifying major equipment and support to procurement, qualification and acceptance activities, working collaboratively with suppliers Providing specialist knowledge and subject matter expertise support the installation, integration and commissioning activities associated with the system and equipment Engaging with stakeholders across the cross-functional project team Mentoring junior...

Job Title: Senior Stealth Engineer – Computation Fluid Dynamics Location: Barrow-in-Furness. 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 Support the Principal Engineer – Numerical Modelling with the development of the Stealth Engineering CFD capability Running and interpreting CFD simulations to assess fluid dynamics and their impact on acoustic and non-acoustic signatures Supporting concept development, design iterations, and verification activities using commercial CFD tools Preparing technical reports and presenting findings to internal teams and stakeholders Working closely with engineers from other disciplines to integrate CFD insights into whole-platform solutions Assisting in the development of testing strategies and experimental validation where appropriate Your skills and...

Job Title: Principal Operations Engineer – Machine Safety Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: from £42,215 – depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Providing technical expertise , facilitating and recording the completion of PUWER (Provision Use Work Equipment Regulations) assessments on workshop equipment, Mobile plant (FLT’s, MWEPs, Pallet Trucks, etc .), all types of cranes and electric hoists, roller shutter doors, cantilever gates and barriers, radiological, robotic, bespoke development work equipment, etc Possess sound working knowledge of all Health and Safety regulations and relevant engineering standards and machinery directive Providing timely and consistent PUWER information, advice and governance to support department Managers across site to support the safe, legal, and compliant...

Job Title: Principal Commissioning Engineer – Mechanical Location: Barrow-In-Furness – Onsite Salary: Competitive What you’ll be doing: Carry out routine work with limited supervision & understand safety consequences in a high-risk environment Liaise/Interface with relevant stakeholders to ensure activities are undertaken in a safe & compliant manner Instruct & mentor less experienced members of the team within your knowledge & competency Responsible for research, review & feedback of appropriate documentation to the required standard Keep full and accurate records of work activities carried out as required by policy, procedure & legislation Deputise for the relevant Commissioning Project Leader as and when required, including supervision of personnel on shift Represent the Company on Contractors Sea Trials and other outworking requirements Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of all relevant systems and a strong...

Job Title: Senior Engineer – Pressure Systems Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role Salary: £42,215+ depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Review design proposals from external contractors and consultants for new and refurbished pressure systems installations to ensure compliance with current legislation, regulations and site standards. Typical list of pressure systems encountered on site: -Wet and Superheated Steam Systems -Industrial process gases, i.e. Argon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Propane etc -Natural Gas -Low and High Pressure Compressed Air systems -Mains water, Demineralised water -Hydraulic systems Provide advice/guidance/recommendations to the wider business on pressure system issues Preparation of technical reports and documentation to support new pressure system installations on site Define...

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Stealth (Finite Element Analysis ) Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Onsite) Salary: Competitive (Commensurate with skills and experience) What you’ll be doing: Lead the development of the Stealth Engineering FEA capability. Performing detailed FEA simulations to assess structural behaviour and its effect on stealth-related performance. Analysing structure-borne vibration and fluid-borne noise characteristics across components and systems. Preparing clear technical reports and presenting findings to design teams and stakeholders. Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that stealth, structural, and safety requirements are fully met. Assisting in model validation, correlation with physical tests, and refinement of analysis techniques. Your skills and experiences: Essential: A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related STEM discipline...

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Human Factors Location: UK Wide (Hybrid) Salary: Negotiable (Commensurate with skills and experience) What you’ll be doing: Assessing risks of human error and providing Human Factors advice Performing task analysis Working with Process authors to improve procedures to reduce risk of unintended outcomes Representing Human Factors at design technical reviews Conducting design substantiation reviews Supporting Safety Case delivery Leading Human Factors programmes of work Your skills and experiences: Essential Degree in Human Factors/Psychology or equivalent experience Demonstrable Human Factors experience Experience in delivering Human Factors into safety case in a nuclear setting Previous experience of stakeholder management Proven experience in coaching and mentor others Experience in writing assessment reports and safety cases Desirable: Chartered Ergonomist status with CIEHF...

Job Title: Principal Operability Engineer Location: Barrow-In-Furness/Glasgow (Hybrid). We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Negotiable depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Reviewing and assessing the developing Submarine design to ensure it is safe, operable and habitable by its crew. This will be achieved through attendance at design reviews, review of the 3D CAD model review of design documentation and participation in experimental design and user trials, provision of design guidance and sharing of SQEP knowledge Providing specialist support to safety activities e.g., HAZID, HAZOPS, ALARP Optioneering workshops Delivering specialist guidance and support to Operating Documentation Production Authority in support of OPDOC derivation and verification Your skills and experiences: Experienced in one of the following...

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Nuclear Substantiation (Site) Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: £60,000 + depending on experience What you’ll be doing: Authoring and managing nuclear site assets’ design substantiation documentation supporting the site nuclear safety case Reviewing analyses , assessments, and calculations supporting nuclear design substantiation Supporting periodic review of safety Taking ownership of deliverables, and demonstrating high levels of autonomy and leadership Supporting the implementation of design substantiation requirements Working closely with a broad range of stakeholders including Site Safety Case, Human Factors, and Engineering Authority Teams Support in the development of other Nuclear Substantiation team members Collaborating with the wider business on site assets...

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Communications Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role Salary: Competitive What you’ll be doing: Leading the design and delivery of communications and audio systems for naval vessels, including defining system requirements and design standards to develop effective technical solutions Developing comprehensive technical documentation, including specifications, user manuals, and design calculations, to ensure alignment with performance requirements Defining testing protocols and providing on-site support for dockside installation and system commissioning activities Evaluating test and qualification results for compliance with technical requirements and presenting finding to both internal stakeholders and external clients Conducting technical development studies to verify and validate that system designs...

Job Title: Principal Application Configuration Engineer Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: Up to £60,000 depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing You will be responsible for leading a workstream within the Application Configuration scope Influencing the coordination and delivery of both reactive support and proactive , user-facing initiatives across Business-Wide PLM and CAD tools for the SSNA programme Be a key user of the PLM-CAD Applications providing support and advice to users Drive improvements in the deployment and user experience of PLM–CAD applications, ensuring that process and data governance practices are being adhered to Contribute to the deployment of PLM-CAD capability improvements, supporting key deliverables of the NXGenDigital programme Support with the definition,...

Job Title: Principal Signatures Engineer (Non-Acoustics) Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Onsite). We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: circa £50,000 depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing Lead the development of the Stealth Engineering Above Water Signatures capability Collaborating with cross-functional teams to design low-signature equipment and systems Helping define technical requirements, test methods, and approval criteria Reviewing design documents to confirm that above water signature requirements are met Leading modelling efforts for radar, infrared, visual, and RF signatures using custom and commercial tools Developing testing methodologies to confirm signature performance Managing research with internal teams and university partners Improving stealth features on in-service submarines Your skills and...

Job Title: Principal Engineer (External Communications Integration) Location: Barrow-in-Furness. On-Site Salary: Negotiable dependant on experience What you’ll be doing: Maturing the external communications sub-system on the submarine from build to test Undertaking test and trial events on the submarine Working with subcontractors to come to site to undertake test events. (You will be responsible for managing the visit – submitting security forms, health and safety briefs, on the boat etc .) Defect investigation or non-conformities. (installation or testing) Investigate to a resolution Providing specialist knowledge and subject matter expertise to develop the functional design of external communications systems Being able to define the systems architecture, components, interfaces and data to enable the development and production of the component sub systems Understanding the contractual and performance requirements for external communications...

Job Title: Principal Structural Engineer Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role Salary: Competitive What you’ll be doing: Design and analysis of complex steel structures utilising Eurocodes, British Standards and BAE standards, to support submarine build with FEA and classical calculation analysis You will apply your expertise in regulations and requirements that extend beyond those used within BAE Systems, including LOLER, Codes of Compliance, Weld Specifications, and Geometric Tolerance Responsible for interpreting data within computer based analytical techniques including finite element analysis , CAD modelling and engineering schematics (Abaqus, S-Frame) Supporting the manufacturing, assembly, lifting, handling, and installation processes of Submarine Structures Supporting production of concept drawings, layouts, and...