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External Description

Description – External

Job Title:

Principal Power Systems Electrical Engineer

Location:

Barrow-In-Furness & Filton

/ Hybrid (2 days a fortnight onsite at Barrow; 1 day a week onsite at Filton) depending on business needs

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 £55,000 (Commensurate with skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

Conducting load flow, short circuit, and stability analysis of an electrical power system

Management and analysis of the electrical load budget

Developing and validating electrical models

Collaborating with multi-discipline teams, suppliers and stakeholders on matters related to the power system

Preparing technical reports, calculations, and presentations communicating results and advising recommendations

Developing and mentoring other team members

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

Degree qualified or equivalent experience in electrical engineering

Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership

Knowledge of high power and medium voltage power systems and distributions

Extensive experience in Power Systems Modelling

Experience conducting electrical load budget and load flow analysis

An understanding in power system analysis software tools (e.g., ETAP, Simulink/Simscape, MATLAB)

Stakeholder management experience

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 Electrical Verification Team:

As part of the Electrical Verification Team, you will be involved in the verification and validation of the power system, conducting analysis, and performing calculations to support the maturity and design of the electrical platform.

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 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 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 , any 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 Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date:

31st 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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