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BAE Systems
23 Feb, 2026
Principal Systems Engineer
BAE Systems Great Britain, United Kingdom
Job Title: Principal Systems Engineer Location: Isle of Wight – Cowes, Portsmouth Broad Oak or Chelmsford – Great Baddow 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 £75,900 commensurate with skills and experience. Part time & accruing hours available. Part time & accruing hours available’ Please let us know if you would like to discuss these options. Put yourself into a dynamic Principal Systems Engineering role at the forefront of real world demands in the defence industry. Alongside ensuring operational excellence for our existing products, there will be the opportunity to develop next generation radar products to counter emerging threats and contribute to our strategy for new technology. Your new day-to-day will be exciting and diverse by applying the principles of Systems Engineering across the entire engineering development lifecycle as you join in...
BAE Systems
11 Feb, 2026
Principal Systems Engineer (Platform Integration)
BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness, UK
Job Title: Principal Systems Engineer (Platform Integration) Location: Barrow-in-Furness – Hybrid – (dependent on business needs) Salary: Negotiable (Commensurate with skills and experience) What you’ll be doing: Representing the Combat Systems team while collaborating with the platform teams in Barrow Design and compilation of technical specifications to deliver capabilities in supporting the IV&V strategy Collaborating with the Combat System domains engineering teams to ensure their systems can be integrated into the platform Planning the physical integration and test of systems containing electronic, mechanical and software sub-systems, understanding the potential impact on the whole boat and interfacing systems Taking accountability for technical work packages and Combat Systems (CS) equipment Leading Platform Integration meetings bringing together key stakeholders to understand technical and programmatic risks and developing action plans to...
BAE Systems
10 Feb, 2026
Principal Systems Engineer
BAE Systems Frimley, Camberley, UK
Job Title: Principal Systems Engineer Location: Frimley. 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 oversight and technical ownership of CCS design, leading design decisions and supporting the Engineering Manager in delivering in-service programmes Ensure technical leadership by controlling project scope, managing design changes, and engaging stakeholders and suppliers to identify risks early Lead programme-level design reviews, coordinate stakeholders, manage design baselines and voids, and produce Certificates of Design while ensuring design governance Review and influence technical requirements and architectural design to ensure system integration, covering sub-systems and specialist domains for subcontractor design, development, and qualification Provide specialist...
BAE Systems
26 Feb, 2026
Principal Engineer – Systems Engineering
BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness, UK
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...
BAE Systems
04 Mar, 2026
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) – (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...
BAE Systems
25 Feb, 2026
Principal Engineer – Electrical Systems
BAE Systems Glasgow, UK
Job Title: Principal Engineer – Electrical Systems Salary: up to £65500 depending on skills and experience Location: Scotstoun – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role What you’ll be doing: Lead, mentor, and motivate a small team to achieve high performance. Participate fully in developing, maintaining, and modifying Electrical Systems Act as main point of contact with customers and/or suppliers in assigned areas on engineering matters, to resolve relatively complex problems and issues and to maintain awareness in both parties of priorities and objectives . Prepare specifications, develop designs in line with specifications and all quality and technical standards, and carry out design appraisals in assigned areas to ensure all standards are maintained. Make engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility and delegated authority. Your...
BAE Systems
09 Feb, 2026
Principal/Senior Engineer Systems Process, Governance & Maturity
BAE Systems Great Britain, United Kingdom
Job Title: Principal / Senior Engineer (Systems Process, Governance & Maturity) Location: Barrow-in-Furness or Filton. 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 experience What you’ll be doing: Providing specialist knowledge and subject matter expertise in the development of engineering Processes. Identify the need for, develop, communicate, and maintain processes supporting the entire engineering lifecycle Understanding and articulating the impact of their processes on other areas of the functional and wider business. Along with understanding and articulating the role of Governance within and beyond Engineering Conducting independent Assurance activities to ensure design proving evidence is comprehensive, captured within the correct tools and documentation and has been endorsed by the appropriate level of authority...
BAE Systems
07 Feb, 2026
Principal Engineer – Combat Systems (External Communications)
BAE Systems Great Britain, United Kingdom
Job Title: Combat Systems Engineer – External Communications Location: Frimley, Filton, 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,...
BAE Systems
04 Mar, 2026
Principal Operations Engineer
BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness, UK
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...
BAE Systems
04 Mar, 2026
Senior Engineer – Combat Systems Platform Integration
BAE Systems Glasgow, UK
Job Title: Senior Combat Systems Engineer Salary: up to £49,100 + depending on skills and experience Location: Scotstoun – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role What you’ll be doing: Undertake the physical integration of RCD Combat System (CS) Sub-Systems, liaising with other CS Technical Leads , and the RCD CS Technical Authority team to ensure coherency across the CS, whilst considering the incorporation of whole ship and system requirements. Monitor and maintain the physical and transverse suite of information for RCD CS Sub-Systems within the appropriate Naval Ships toolsets. Provide technical input into the Detailed Design team (Stage 2) to ensure that CS compartment layouts are in line with customer endorsed notional arrangements to maintain Compartment Plan Approval (CPA). Ensure that design rules for the physical integration of CS Sub-Systems...
BAE Systems
04 Mar, 2026
Principal Quality Engineer- Assurance (NDE)
BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness, UK
Job Title: Principal Quality Engineer – Assurance (NDE) Location: Barrow-In-Furness (Onsite) Salary: Competitive (Commensurate with skills and experience) What you’ll be doing: Managing own tasks, delivering results, anticipating and escalating problem areas, providing guidance, coaching and mentoring to more junior members of the Quality department and Operations staff Coaching within your area of expertise allowing you to articulate technical information in a way that is easy to understand Supporting and leading NDT technology projects across all methods of NDT Carry out NDE inspections/audits by yourself and with teams ·Supporting SSNA build strategy and design reviews to ensure NDT is appropriate planned and achievable for future contracts Supporting build NDT teams with technical problems & NDT techniques Your skills and experiences: Essential: PCN Level 2 in; MT (MPI), PT (DPI), UT, ToFD, PAUT & RT...
BAE Systems
03 Mar, 2026
Principal Engineer – Above Water Surveillance
BAE Systems Frimley, Camberley, UK
Job Title : Principal Engineer – Above Water Surveillance Location: Frimley. 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 specialist knowledge and subject matter expertise to develop the functional design of the AWS Define the systems architecture, components, interfaces and data to enable the development and production of the component sub-systems followed with the reporting of the contractual and performance requirements for communication products and sub-systems associated with the acceptance criteria and events through design, build, integration, installation and commissioning activities Understand and support the flow-down of requirements to suppliers and acceptance of their specific deliverables, ensuring it is captured and recorded appropriately Support the System Owner , Engineering Manager and...
BAE Systems
27 Feb, 2026
Principal Engineer – Safety Engineering (Safety Requirements)
BAE Systems Weymouth, UK
Job Title: Principal Engineer – Safety Engineering (Safety Requirements) Location: Weymouth – 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: Managing all the safety requirements that filter down from whole boat into combat systems – safety requirements flow down and recording in DOORS Managing Requirements Decomposition (DSRs / 4SFRs / 5SFRs) once the Safety Team have completed their Analysis Delivering reports into Senior Engineering Manager for safety requirements process Liaising with Subsystems, Safety Team, and Suppliers with regards to Safety Requirements Providing the Safety Team/Subsystems with specialist support in assisting in the carrying out of a Gap Analysis between Formal Safety Requirements and assumptive Safety Requirements placed on suppliers by the Sub-systems teams...
BAE Systems
27 Feb, 2026
Principal Commissioning Engineer – SWTO Mechanical
BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness, UK
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...
BAE Systems
26 Feb, 2026
Senior Engineer – Pressure Systems
BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness, UK
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...
BAE Systems
25 Feb, 2026
Principal Engineer – Stealth (Finite Element Analysis)
BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness, UK
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...
BAE Systems
25 Feb, 2026
Fire Chief / Safety Advisor
BAE Systems Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Title : Fire Chief / Safety Advisor Grade: 4 Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia JOB PURPOSE BAE Systems is the UK Government’s nominated Prime Contractor under the Government-to-Government arrangements that are in place to provide equipment, support and training to Saudi Arabia. We provide maintenance of Royal Saudi Air Force aircraft and train RSAF personnel safely in a training environment in how to use their aircraft, equipment and weapons. BAE Systems Saudi Arabia is committed to supporting the Saudi Arabian National Agenda including Saudisation and the training and development of Saudi National capability through the growth of the Saudi National Partner Companies thereby reinforcing Industrialisation and Partnerships. The Fire Chief / Safety Advisor is responsible to the RSAF-HQ Director of Safety / Fire Protection for the establishment, management, and sustainment of RSAF requirements in Safety & Fire...
BAE Systems
25 Feb, 2026
Principal Engineer – Human Factors
BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness, UK
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...
BAE Systems
24 Feb, 2026
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 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...
BAE Systems
20 Feb, 2026
Senior/Principal Hardware Engineer
BAE Systems Rochester, UK
Job Title: Senior/Principal Hardware Engineer Location: Rochester Salary: £55,000 to £65,000 per annum What you’ll be doing: Executing complex hardware design tasks in accordance with the hardware development plan, whilst meeting agreed timescales and allocated budgets Conducting hardware requirements capture, preliminary design, detailed design including a range of analysis tasks Adopting an innovative approach to design and identifying improvements to working practices Working with other disciplines within an integrated team to optimise solutions and minimise impacts from dependencies Providing technical guidance and support to the development and delivery of all aspects of digital &/or analogue electronics solutions Coaching & developing the skills of junior team members Delivering design artefacts in accordance with company and industry standards Your skills and experiences: Essential: Degree/HND in electronics...
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