Senior Engineer - Electrical Engineering (Power)

Job Title: Senior Engineer - Electrical Engineering (Power)

Location: Barrow-in-Furness - Hybrid (3 days minimum on site dependent on business needs).

Salary: £41,000 - £49,000 (Commensurate with skills and experience)

What you'll be doing:

• Assist the Power and Distribution Manager to ensure that all systems under their ownership are fully compliant with all Nuclear Safety Functional Requirements (NSFRs)
• Ensure compliance with SIL (Safety Integrity Level) classifications for allocated PBSs (Product Breakdown Structure). Where a non-compliance exists, ensure that an ALARP (As Low As Reasonability Practicable) statement is produced and approved by the Approving Authority and INA (Independent Nuclear Assurance).
• Engage with stakeholders and as required host/attend UK/US technical forums conducting a transfer of information across the NSRP (Nuclear Steam Raising Plant) and ensuring that the TA (Technical Authority) merge joint LfE (Learning from Experience) into the EPS (Electrical Power System) design
• Responsible for ensuring that Dreadnought is designed in accordance with the End User Requirements as laid down by the Defence Nuclear Organisation
• Undertake build surveillance activities on the platform as agreed with the Joint Build Assurance working group, Principle Naval Overseer and ESO (Engineering System Owner )
• Provide technical reviews and technical author compliance statements on all systems under the electrical power teams ownership .
• This is a varied role in which the incumbent will have the ability to travel to other supplier sites.
• There are organised upskilling opportunities which are provided every year to the team.

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Must hold a BEng Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• Knowledge and demonstrated experience of IT systems
• Understanding of LV (Low Voltage
• CEng/IEng status or working towards
• Fully conversant with electrical conversion equipment

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.

Digital Alliance Electrical Power Team :

This role is based within the Dreadnought Alliance within the Engineering Function, supporting the Dreadnought Programme and is a fantastic opportunity to join the Digital Alliance Electrical Power Team where you will work within an Alliance that's sole purpose is to deliver the next generation of continuous at sea deterrent.

You will have the opportunity to engage with various stakeholders from industry and government, ensuring that clear communication is demonstrated at all times. You will also have the opportunity to visit supplier sites to manage Build Assurance through the monitoring of equipment to ensure quality and timescales are being adhered to. Further development opportunities are available through organised annual upskilling training.

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: 18th December 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.