Job title: Principal Engineer - Engineering Management
Location: Barrow
Salary: Competitive
What you’ll be doing:
* Provide expert system and design knowledge to support the definition of detailed engineering task and activity backlogs
* Facilitate, manage and run scrums/sprints
* Apply your knowledge of agile working for efficient management and delivery support to the engineering schedule of work
* Identify, define and prioritise work packages aligning to the schedules
* Support short, medium and long term programme planning via backlog development
* Ensuring a sound theoretical and practical approach to engineering activities is upheld
* Daily progress tracking, reporting and producing performance metrics
* Contribute to project/initiative strategy and methodology
* There will be opportunity to line manage, coach and mentor other engineers
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
* Good understanding of C&I/Electrical systems design and demonstrable career experience with these systems
* Degree level qualification (or equivalent experience) in relevant STEM subject (Engineering/ Physics/ Maths/ Science)
* Experience in engineering systems design and test
* Knowledge of working in an agile methodology and appropriate tool sets such as Jira / Confluence
Desirable:
* Awareness of Defence Standards and Industry standards
* Project management experience
* Be a chartered engineer or working towards this level
Benefits:
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Sub Systems Engineering Team:
You will be working in a sub systems engineering team, helping us to design, develop, integrate, manage and support control systems for in-service/future submarines. Working within the AVC team on high integrity control systems that control the submarine platform manoeuvrability elements. This role will involve utilising your engineering knowledge to define detailed IV&V and C&I engineering activities and you will be reporting directly to the engineering manager on the delivery of these tasks.
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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.
Closing Date: 18 th March 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr