Principal Engineer – Electrical Engineering (HV)

41 Days Old

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 experiences:
Electrical engineer with demonstratable High Voltage engineering experience of 11kV systems
Demonstrable experience of working in an industrial engineering environment with familiarity of commercial standards
Degree qualified in electrical engineering or equivalent (e.g. HND with relevant experience)
Registered with an Engineering professional institute and have the ability to achieve chartered status
Demonstrable experience of leadership within an engineering environment and familiarity with commercial British standards
Proven engineering experience within a technical role with transferrable skills, i.e. assurance
Experience within a Nuclear Environment to relevant ONR License Conditions or similar highly regulated business would be desirable
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 Site Specialist Engineering (SSE) team:
The Site Specialist Engineering Electrical team provide specialist support to the business with respect to setting electrical standards and requirements for equipment/systems/facilities in accordance with legislation/processes.
The team support a wide range of electrical disciplines and there are opportunities to learn and develop in LV, HV, C&I and Communications, each day varies with the chance to problem solve and drive innovative solutions from your experiences. As the Barrow site infrastructure grows you can play a part in the development of new facilities and help drive improvements in aging and existing systems, structures and components.
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: 17 th August 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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Location:
Grange-Over-Sands
Salary:
$£45,628 - $£61,500 per year
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Design,Engineering,Infrastructure,Lead,Performance,Rds,Red,Architecture-Engineering

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