Senior Engineering Manager – Electrical Engineering (Control & Instrumentation)

Job Title:Senior Electrical Engineering Manager (Control & Instrumentation)

Location:Barrow-in-Furness (Hybrid)We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary:Negotiable depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

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  Leading multidisciplinary teams of professional engineers tasked with delivering the Dreadnought C&I Systems

  
  
  
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  Driving continued professional development and progression of individuals within the team

  
  
  
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  Managing configuration and control of documents and requirements

  
  
  
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  Overseeing a schedule to deliver programme deliverables

  
  
  
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  Supporting Build and Test and Commissioning activities

  
  
  
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  Managing system design change

  
  
  
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  Acting as the focal point for system issues and project review assurance activities, and supporting the formal design review process

  
  
  
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  Interfacing with the client, external partners, suppliers and other project stakeholders, including project management, supply chain and safety, resolving any issues with the appropriate stakeholders where required

  
  
  

Your Skills and Experience:

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  Degree in a relevant Engineering discipline or equivalent level

  
  
  
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  Chartered Engineer Status or demonstrable equivalence and a willing to apply for and achieve CEng status

  
  
  
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  Experience leading a team of engineers

  
  
  
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  Complex control systems design experience in an industry such as Marine, Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Automotive, Aerospace

  
  
  
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  Knowledge and experience of Safety Standards such as IEC 61508, IEC61511, DO 254, DO 178C

  
  
  

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 PMS C&I Team:

As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will have delivery responsibility across the Dreadnought Control and Instrumentation Systems including but not limited to Consoles, Platform Instrumentation, C&I Parts and Hardware Ancillaries. You will be helping to define and shape the design of the Royal Navy’s next generation attack class submarine whilst collaborating with colleagues, wider stakeholders, suppliers, and the Royal Navy. 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:29th 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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