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BAE Systems
14 Nov, 2025
Principal Engineer – Engineering Function (Domain Capability)
BAE Systems Devonport TAS 7310, Australia
Job Title: Principal Engineer – Combat Systems Capability Location: 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: Define and develop submarine combat system requirements, architecture, interfaces, and functional designs based on user and operational needs Provide specialist technical experience throughout the engineering lifecycle, ensuring compliance with contractual, regulatory, and performance standards Oversee design validation and proving, ensuring evidence is captured, verified, and approved through formal requirements management and acceptance processes Support supplier management , ensuring technical requirements are effectively flowed down, met, and validated through integration and commissioning Contribute to project planning and delivery, including scope definition, estimating, and resource planning for...
BAE Systems
14 Nov, 2025
Principal Engineer – Combat Systems Engineering (External Communications)
BAE Systems United Kingdom
Job Title: Combat Systems Engineer – External Communications Location: Frimley, Portsmouth Broad Oak or Weymouth. 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 experience What you’ll be doing: Capturing and agreeing technical requirements in accordance with company and programme processes Reviewing technical solutions against contractual requirements and regulations for compliancy Design documentation generated, captured, configured and controlled in accordance with company processes Design change requirements and documentation generated, captured, configured and controlled in accordance with company processes Captured and agreed input to appropriate Verification Cross-Reference Index (VCRI), Integration, Test, Evaluation and Acceptance Plans (ITEAP) and Qualification Plans Understand and interpret the User Needs, Concept of...
BAE Systems
11 Nov, 2025
Principal Engineer (External Communications Integration)
BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness, UK
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...
BAE Systems
08 Nov, 2025
Principal Engineer – Cyber Security
BAE Systems United Kingdom
Job Title: Principal Engineer – Cyber Security Location: Frimley, Bristol, Weymouth, Portsmouth, Coventry. 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 £61,500 depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Define and implement risk-based cybersecurity requirements for systems and subsystems, providing technical expertise and guidance across all aspects of cyber security and resilience Conduct in-depth cybersecurity analysis , including development of threat taxonomies, security architectures, security baselines, and risk mitigation strategies Develop and execute cybersecurity test plans and schedules, carrying out both informal and formal security testing activities Support engineering lifecycle reviews and design assurance processes to ensure security is embedded throughout system development Produce and maintain key security...
BAE Systems
07 Nov, 2025
Principal Engineer (HAVC)
BAE Systems Portsmouth, UK
Job Title: Principal Engineer (HVAC) Location: Portsmouth – 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 £54000 depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Works with a high degree of technical autonomy , using expertise to provide advice and guidance to other professionals within project/team. Using the programme delivery plan, prioritise team activities to ensure schedule and cost-effective working is delivered alongside quality expectations Act as a project focal point for discipline specific tasks, championing continuous improvement, ensuring best practices are adopted, and ensuring overall compliance to the discipline strategy Deploying high expertise in engineering toolsets including CAD and information management tools to deliver complex design activities through to completion Use knowledge and experience of the...
BAE Systems
06 Nov, 2025
Principal Engineer – Support Engineering
BAE Systems United Kingdom
Job Title: 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...
BAE Systems
05 Nov, 2025
Principal Engineer – Systems Engineering (Requirements & Acceptance)
BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness, UK
Job Title: Principal Engineer – Systems Engineering (Requirements & Acceptance) Location: Barrow-In-Furness (Hybrid – 2 days on site per fortnight) – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: From £50,000+ depending on 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...
BAE Systems
05 Nov, 2025
Principal Engineer – Systems Engineering (Architecture)
BAE Systems United Kingdom
Job Title: Principal Systems Engineer Location: Frimley, Filton, Weymouth, Broad Oak and 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: Direct design reviews and technical gate reviews for our Combat System architecture development including requirements development, verification and validation strategies and systems engineering across the engineering function. Lead a team of system engineers who will be responsible for the design and development of Combat System equipment and systems within the business area. Engage with key and Senior stakeholders across the business and the MoD Manage the Engineering Lifecycle of systems, equipment and processes by working with DOORS and model-based systems engineering Your skills and experiences: Essential: Clear understanding of the...
BAE Systems
04 Nov, 2025
Principal Engineer – Electrical Engineering (HV)
BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness, UK
Job Title: Site & Facilities – Electrical Engineering (HV) Location: Barrow-in-Furness / Hybrid 3 days on site. Salary: £45,628 – £61,500 (Commensurate with skills and experience) What you’ll be doing: Defining site standards, processes and technical requirements in terms of electrical engineering for equipment, systems and facilities Conduct reviews and assessments of design proposals to ensure that the equipment/facilities are designed, constructed, commissioned, operated and maintained in accordance with the appropriate processes and standards Production of technical documentation and reports Input into problem solving, engineering issues relating to the subject matter Point of contact for High Voltage issues regarding standards for site electrical systems Ability to chair and lead improvements (policy, equipment, capabilities) with site risk cells set up to ensure compliance with relevant regulations Your skills and...
Telent Technology Services Limited
01 Nov, 2025
Permanent
Principal Engineer - Wireless
Telent Technology Services Limited Camberley, UK
Principal Engineer - Wireless When you join our Engineering Team at Telent, you'll be empowered to innovate and drive common solutions, working closely with technical experts who are proud of the impact their work makes. Come join a high-performing team doing complex and critical work. Help build and keep the nation's critical infrastructure connected and protected 24/7. Reporting into the Head of Focal Engineering, the Principal Engineer will work on a number of exciting Wireless Design and Implementation projects for customers across England in the Education and Government sectors as well as others. This is a hybrid working role, with a requirement to travel to our customer sites on occasion. What you'll do: Define and drive the technical strategy for the design and implementation of enterprise-grade wireless network solutions across universities in England, leveraging Cisco and Juniper technologies to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performance connectivity. Act...
BAE Systems
28 Oct, 2025
Principal Engineer – Systems Engineering (Requirements & Acceptance)
BAE Systems United Kingdom
Job Title: Principal Systems Engineer Location: Frimley, Filton, Weymouth, Broad Oak and 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: Direct design reviews and technical gate reviews for our Combat System architecture development including requirements development, verification and validation strategies and systems engineering across the engineering function. Lead on Test Campaigns across the business to ensure efficiency and that the systems meet requirements and acceptance criteria. Support a team of system engineers who will be responsible for the verification and validation of Combat Systems equipment and systems for business area Engage with key and significant stakeholders across the business and the MoD Manage the Engineering Lifecycle of equipment and processes by working...
BAE Systems
25 Oct, 2025
Principal Engineer – Site Engineering Authority
BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness, UK
Job Title: Principal Engineer, Site Engineering Authority 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 (Dependent on skills and experience) What you’ll be doing: Acting as Engineering Authority for your prescribed area, covering all buildings and assets, providing independent engineering governance and assurance across all assets within your area Providing technical and specialist engineering advice & support to the maintenance, operations & project teams Producing / approving engineering functional requirements, accept design solutions, maintain engineering oversight, validate engineering integrity Protecting and maintaining engineering baseline for all accepted assets and infrastructure within your prescribed are, including configuration management and change control Development, management...
BAE Systems
22 Oct, 2025
Principal Engineer – Combat Systems (External Communications)
BAE Systems Devonport TAS 7310, Australia
Job Title: Combat Systems Engineer (External Communications System (ECS) Submarines) Location: Southern sites (Frimley, Filton, Devonport) – 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 specialist knowledge and Subject Matter Expertise (SME), to assist in the development and integration of emergent equipment/systems into the submarine ECS baseline design Support equipment/system associated acceptance and qualification criteria of the ECS through design, build, integration, installation and commissioning phases, through the Life Cycle Management (LCM) process. To include full adherence to the CADMID framework as used in Defence Acquisition Produce documentation required to support the design review process, including; technical specifications, design evidence and justification Provide...
BAE Systems
15 Oct, 2025
Principal Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Power)
BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness, UK
Job title: Principal Engineers – 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...
BAE Systems
15 Oct, 2025
Principal Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Power)
BAE Systems Coventry, UK
Job title: Principal Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Power) Location: Coventry. (Hybrid – 1 day a week / 1 day a fortnight on site) Dependent on business needs. Salary: Up to £61,500 (Commensurate with skills and experience) What you’ll be doing: Design and develop solutions to a range of common design situations/problems using NX Understand and apply a range of fundamental design processes, tools, systems and techniques Develop and produce ways of working within NX to provide design intent Work as a member of a multi-functional team created to accomplish tasks (e.g. Capgemini, Siemens, IBM and SSNA) Begin to schedule own work to meet target time scales and budget demand using tools and techniques with guidance from their supervisor Continually seek ways to improve, processes, toolsets, systems, techniques and the generic workplace Take an active role...
BAE Systems
01 Aug, 2025
Principal Engineer – Operability
BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness, UK
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 expert guidance and support to Operating Documentation Production Authority in support of OPDOC derivation and verification Your skills and...
BAE Systems
16 Jul, 2025
Principal Engineer – Safety (Programmable Elements)
BAE Systems Weymouth, MA, USA
Job Title: Principal Engineer – Safety (Programmable Elements) Location: Weymouth, Frimley, Broad Oak, Filton. 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 experience What you’ll be doing: Conducting Programmable Elements Safety Engineering Activities, such as PHA, FTA and PSSA/SSA in support of the Combat System Design Safety Justification and Whole Boat Safety Case Determining the causes of: Systematic Programmable Elements Safety failures, Common cause analysis Defining and monitoring Programmable Elements Safety Requirements and compliance with CASS TOES Organising and contributing to Hazard Identification workshops and Safety Committee meetings The integration/acceptance of Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) products Engaging with third parties, such as equipment or system suppliers, to review and gather supporting Programmable...
BAE Systems
25 Oct, 2025
Principal Electrical Engineer – Test Integration
BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness, UK
Job Title: Principal Engineer – Test Integration Location: Barrow-in-Furness. On-Site Salary: Competitive What you’ll be doing: Utilising technical information gathered from various stakeholders such as design teams to produce test documentation that will evaluate the rigour of the systems under test. Understanding and interpreting the customer needs for integration activities and affect these once agreed as deliverables Undertaking integration testing in line with approved test procedures and taking ownership and responsibility for assigned systems verification and validation activities Investigating complex technical faults and queries of the (to be) integrated systems based on a considerable understanding of the underlying technical design Being able to gain an ample understanding of the underlying technical design of the systems under test and act as a technical liaison between design and commissioning teams on test related topics Compiling...
BAE Systems
22 Oct, 2025
Principal Cyber Security Engineer
BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness, UK
Job Title: Principal Cyber Security 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: Negotiable, depending on experience What you’ll be doing: Manage and deliver a Submarines Business Unit Product Security Assurance Audit schedule within the scope of EPAD Be able to plan and manage work concurrently across multiple security work programmes Be able to select appropriate Product Security Assurance techniques which are consistent and repeatable for use across a programme Represent the EPAD at Design Reviews and other various engagements, to ensure that Product Security is appropriately considered at each stage of the design lifecycle Be able to contribute and influence the development of Product Security strategies, policies, guidance, good practices and awareness Ensure that Product Security activities within a...
BAE Systems
22 Oct, 2025
Principal Safety Engineer
BAE Systems Frimley, Camberley, UK
Job Title: Principal Engineer – Safety Location: Frimley, Weymouth, Bristol, Portsmouth, or Plymouth dependent on role and your personal circumstances. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Circa £60,000 depending on experience What you’ll be doing: Providing advice on product safety matters to project and engineering managers delivering the programmes and ensuring the safety considerations are correctly considered and implemented Engaging with third parties, to review and gather supporting Design Safety Justification (DSJ) report evidence Developing safety arguments, both physical and functional, using appropriate safety analyses methods, producing, and updating DSJ’s and safety management documentation using appropriate regulations and standards Line Managing other safety practitioners in your team Your skills and experiences: Essential: Degree...
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