44 science jobs found in Barrow-in-Furness

Job Title: Senior Engineer – Stealth (NAVED) Testing & Trials 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 dependent on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Helping submarines meet stealth performance goals by carrying out Noise and Vibration measurements (structure borne, airborne & fluid borne) throughout a submarine lifecycle from equipment prototypes, Factory Acceptance Testing, in-build submarine measurements & in service submarine support Working closely with internal and external stakeholders to provide relevant noise & vibration data to influence and guide design decisions Developing Junior Engineers Equipment condition based monitoring and diagnostics assessments – ISO 18436 Communicating effectively with the ability to coordinate teams Grasping technical tasks and spotting...

Job Title: Engineer – Materials Technology (Metallurgy) Location: Barrow-in-Furness. This is an onsite position Salary: £35,802 + depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Provide support in delivering authoritative metallurgical advice and guidance across all functions—particularly Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain—on emerging issues submarine build and commissioning Extend metallurgical support to the broader BAES community, including facilities/infrastructure, Naval Ships, and Global Combat Systems Assist Submarine design engineering teams by advising on appropriate materials, processes, and corrosion management strategies Participate in the review and upkeep of Process Instructions, Workmanship Standards, Operating Procedures, and Risk Assessments Assist in conducting and reporting metallurgical investigations and research, including sample preparation, laboratory analysis, and...

Job Title: Consultant – Materials Engineer (Metallurgy) 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 metallurgical support to all functions, in particular Operations, Engineering and The Supply Chain on emergent issues arising during submarine build and commissioning Offer metallurgical support to Submarine design engineering teams to ensure the use of appropriate materials and the management of corrosion Support to knowledge transfer within the Materials Technology department Identify areas of research for exploitation, lead research activities and author reports Provide specialist metallurgical guidance within the department to ensure a work and investigations are processed and reported in a consistent and timely manner The review and maintenance of relevant Process...

Job title: Senior Radiation Physicist 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: Conducting radiological safety assessments Assessing radiation damage risk to electronics Developing and deploying radiation detection systems Completing the systems engineering design of the secondary shielding system Running and analysing point kernel and monte-carlo calculations Providing technical advice on impact of changes and defects across the whole boat Developing ALARP justifications in support of design decisions Your skills and experiences: Degree in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Nuclear Science, or a related field Demonstrable knowledge/experience of radiation physics, nuclear...

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...

Description Job title: Degree Apprentice Manufacturing Engineer Location: Barrow-in-Furness Salary: £23,493 per annum, with annual progression through the scheme duration. What you’ll be doing:  Manufacturing is the largest function in Submarines at Barrow in Furness with a growing population of approximately 5000 people. It encompasses a variety of Sub-Disciplines including Operations, Production Planning and Controls, Test and Commissioning, Manufacturing Engineering and Site and Facilities; with a unified commitment to build and support the submarine programme throughout its entire life cycle from cut steel through to sea trials. Every Employee within Manufacturing has a touch point to the submarine itself allowing them to see their valuable contribution to the defence of the nation through the importance of each task they complete.  This program offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience while pursuing a degree in...

Job Title: Senior 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 £48,000 What you’ll be doing : Reporting to the Principal Engineer, you’ll support the delivery of projects by providing dedicated embedded engineering expertise , ensuring alignment with governance standards and compliance with the BAE Lifecycle Management Framework Support and compile engineering documentation to support requirements capture and design maturation from creation and implementation through validation. Capture iterative design changes in accordance with the requirement scope, ensuring revisions and configurations are controlled in accordance with company processes Deliver all documentation in a captured, configured, and controlled manner in accordance with the company Lifecycle Framework (LCM or RIBA) Support...

Description Job Title: Degree Apprentice Digital Engineer – Business Analyst Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria) Salary:   £23,493 per annum, with annual progression through the scheme duration. What you’ll be doing: Within a Digital Engineering Degree Apprenticeship, you will specialise in relevant disciplines. This ensures that your skills and talents are engaged in the type of work that you will ultimately be employed in as a qualified engineer. Digital Business Analyst Engineers are responsible for exciting and varied work such as: Interpret between two worlds: business and IT, bridging the gap of understanding between business and technology teams Oversee design and delivery of tested system solutions throughout a project lifecycle Detailed business requirements and performance analysis Development of successful digital and technology solutions Collaborate with IT delivery team Benefits:...

Description Job title: Degree Engineer Apprentice (Weapon Systems UK) Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria) Salary:  £23,493 per annum, with annual progression through the scheme duration. What you’ll be doing: The Engineering Degree Apprenticeship offers a wide and exciting variety of opportunities in a broad spectrum of engineering disciplines. These varied disciplines will provide you with the opportunity to engage in supporting technical changes to not only our existing product portfolio through analysis, concept design and tests and trials but will also allow you to work on the next generation of weapon platforms for the future battle space. You will be given visibility of a range of engineering disciplines in which a personal development plan will be created. This includes bespoke technical training along with engineering placements around the business. The following discipline specific apprenticeship roles are currently...

Description Job title: Degree Apprentice Electrical & Electronic Engineer Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria) Salary:  £23,493 per annum, with annual progression through the scheme duration. What you’ll be doing: The field of Electrical Engineering encompasses two distinct areas: Internal Communications and Platform Data Systems (ICPDS) and Control and Instrumentation (C&I) In the realm of ICPDS, you will focus on resolving technical challenges related to wire-free communications, digital/IP telephony, POTS, visual surveillance, distributed media systems, broadcast audio, and fibre optics  In Control and Instrumentation, you will be dedicated to tackling technical inquiries such as conceptual design and development of control and instrumentation systems, engineering outputs for procurement and manufacturing, factory acceptance tests, system integration, supplier liaison, defect resolution, dockside test organisation...

Description Job Title: Degree Apprentice Naval Architect and Weights Engineer Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria) Salary: £23,493 per annum, with annual progression through the scheme duration. What you’ll be doing: Naval Architecture play a critical role in ensuring that a boat meets all contractual safety requirements for effective operation. Naval Architecture involves five core sub-disciplines- Hydrostatics, Hydrodynamics, Infrastructure, Transversals, and Concept Design. Naval Architect responsibilities include: The submarine’s dimensions, structure, aesthetics, and equilibrium to guarantee adequate space, stability, manoeuvrability, and speed. The submarine’s capability to recover from flooding, manage system malfunctions, access naval facilities, and support infrastructure within physical limitations. Designing the hull and bridge fin for optimal resistance reduction. Assessing hydroplanes for...

Description Job Title: Degree Apprentice Digital and Technology solutions Cyber Engineer Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria) Salary:  £23,493 per annum, with annual progression through the scheme duration. What you’ll be doing: Support the design, development, testing, and implementation of software applications using technologies such as Java, C#, C++, and web platforms. Produce technical documentation, troubleshoot issues, and ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices. Programming across multiple languages and operating systems (Java, .NET, Linux, Windows, mobile platforms). Software design, development lifecycle, and quality assurance. Security principles including risk analysis, threat mitigation, and regulatory compliance. Support with security analysis, vulnerability assessments, and the integration of secure engineering solutions into products and systems. Communication,...

Description Job title: Degree Nuclear Engineer Apprentice  Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria) Salary:  £23,493 per annum, with annual progression through the scheme duration. What you’ll be doing:  The Nuclear Degree Apprenticeship is a truly cross-functional scheme working across multiple and varied nuclear areas at Barrow. We offer a mix of office, production and submarines-based placements, which support all the nuclear build programmes.  In the first three years of the nuclear scheme, you will rotate placements around the Primary Build Organisation, Test & Commissioning and Nuclear Safety and Regulation supporting the Astute, Dreadnought and SSN-Aukus contracts.  These diverse placements enable you to develop mechanical, engineering and project management knowledge, skills and behaviours. Throughout your apprenticeship you will also be studying part-time towards completion of a fully funded Level 6...

Description Job Title: Apprentice Test & Commissioning Engineer Location: Barrow in Furness (Cumbria) Salary:   Starting from   £23,493 per annum with annual progression through the scheme duration What you’ll be doing:  You will work as part of a committed team to meet departmental goals whilst developing your technical skills & understanding of your allocated Test Section. You will gain experience working towards key events of the boat build and will develop your skills and knowledge though studies and practical learning on site. Working on the submarines alongside Test Engineers, helping with setting up and testing systems while learning the commissioning process, the software involved and safe working practices  You will learn system layouts and their operation in all sections of the submarine and begin to understand the complexity and diversity of the commissioning process Benefits:...

Description Job title: Engineering Technical – Metrology Apprentice Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria) Salary:  Starting from £14,527 – £23,493 per annum dependent on age with annual progression through the scheme duration What you’ll be doing:   The Instrumentation Calibration Services (ICS) department has the responsibility of calibration, maintenance, managed collection, storage and delivery of test & measurement equipment to support the Barrow site & external commercial customers. Equipment maintained includes Electrical, Mechanical, Dimensional & Optical, Temperature, Gas, Fixed Plant and Ionizing Radiation test and measurement equipment. The core duties may include; •    Calibration, maintenance and repair of test and measurement equipment •    Working with subject matter experts to support and provide advice on critical measurement activities to ensure equipment meets specification •    Use of cutting-edge metrology...

Description Job title:  Materials Engineering Apprentice Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria) Salary:  Starting from £23,493 per annum with annual progression through the scheme duration What you’ll be doing:  Materials engineers ensure that materials used in our submarines are fit for purpose, in terms of product innovation, performance, failure diagnosis, operational management, and the positive advancement of materials science. In the Materials Technology Team, you would become part of a dedicated group of expert metallurgists, welding engineers, and non-metallic material specialists with extensive qualifications and experience. Establish material strategies and policies that govern all submarine-related activities while addressing materials challenges across various programs and related business sectors Explore additive manufacturing, spearheading research initiatives aimed at harnessing and advancing innovative...

Description Job title:  Systems Engineering Apprentice  Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria) Salary:  Starting from £23,493 per annum with annual progression though the scheme duration What you’ll be doing:   •    Help design, build, support and decommission the product, by breaking down the problem into smaller parts •    Spend time understanding the problem at the start of a project, what the customer wants and needs, to find the best solution and make good engineering decisions •    Understand and use information and ideas from lots of different areas of engineering. Be able to balance the needs of different stakeholders to find the best solution to a problem •    Think and work in a logical way and be a good problem solver Benefits: As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green...

Description Job title: Engineering Technical – Support Engineer Apprentice Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria) Salary:  Starting from £14,527 – £23,493 per annum dependent on age with annual progression through the scheme duration What you’ll be doing:  A Submarine, like any vehicle, requires regular inspection and maintenance – though on a far larger and more complex scale. This role involves: •    Identifying necessary maintenance, determining required tools and spares and analysing equipment reliability and availability. •    Applying engineering and logistic principles to develop operational support solutions. •    Strong problem-solving skills are essential to understand how systems and components function and break down into repairable parts. •    Developing and applying knowledge of Supportability Engineering and Integrated Product Support (IPS) including processes, tools, systems and techniques. Ensuring Submarines...

Description Job title: Nuclear Focussed Engineering Apprentice Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria) Salary:  Starting from £23,493 with annual progression through the scheme duration What you’ll be doing:  •    In the Platform Nuclear Engineering Department (PNED) you would be responsible for ensuring the nuclear reactor is safely designed, built and tested, providing the power the submarine needs to protect the nation.  •    PNED engineers collaborate with diverse teams to deliver a reliable and secure reactor, necessitating strong communication skills and meticulous attention to detail.  •    PNED directly impact the construction and commissioning of the reactor at the Barrow site. By addressing emerging issues, reviewing formal documents, and facilitating site inspections. •    If you are seeking hands-on experiences beyond traditional office settings, PNED offers exciting opportunities to provide engineering support directly on...

Description Job title:  Nuclear Focussed Engineering Apprentice Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria) Salary:  Starting from £14,527 – £23,493 per annum dependent on age with annual progression through the scheme duration What you’ll be doing:  •    Within the Engineering function our nuclear focussed engineers are responsible for ensuring the nuclear reactor is safely designed, built and tested, providing the power the submarine needs to protect the nation •    Nuclear focussed engineers collaborate with diverse teams to deliver a reliable and secure reactor, necessitating strong communication skills and meticulous attention to detail Benefits: As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an...