Senior Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Power)

Job Title: Senior Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Power)

Location: Barrow-In-Furness (Hybrid – minimum of 3 days a week onsite. depending on business need)

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

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

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

What you’ll be doing:

In this role, you will be embedded within the engineering function of the Dreadnought Alliance team working on the Dreadnought programme, as part of the Digital Alliance Electrical Power Team. You will assist the Power and distribution manager and will undertake build surveillance activities on the platform as agreed with the Joint Build Assurance working group, Principle Naval Overseer and ESO (Engineering System Owner), ensuring that Dreadnought is designed in accordance with the End User Requirements as laid down by the Defence Nuclear Organisation

Core duties:

• 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

Essential Skills:

• Must hold a BEng Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• Knowledge and demonstrated experience of IT systems
• Understanding of LV (Low Voltage