Principal/Senior Engineer – Structural

Job Title:
Principal/Senior Engineer – Structural (Shock &
Dynamics)

Location:
Barrow in Furness. 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
£57,500

What you’ll be
doing:

- Lead the development of the
functional requirements and supporting V&V evidence for
secondary structures to support design justification documentation
set
- Oversee the spatial design and drawing
outputs for secondary structures in accordance with process
instructions and standard design guidance

- Follow internal procedures and develop evidence of
compliance through written calculations and reports

- Undertake structural calculations and (or) peer review
checking and approval activities
- Lead and support the
identification and rapid closure of issues emerging from all
product lifecycle stages
- Ensure the
appropriate engineering guidance is implemented to ensure robust
and efficient calculations are implemented early with a “right
first time” mind set
- Lead technical development and
research activities, methods and acceptance criterion, liaising
with industrial partners and external customers as
necessary

Your skills
and experiences:

Essential:

- Experience of
undertaking structural calculations

- Understanding the principals of structural mechanics and
dynamics
- Experience of developing structural
requirements and V&V evidence
- Experience
in using Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Software
- Experience in presenting technical
arguments clearly and simply
- Previous
experience in checking and approving work

Desirable

- Knowledge of
Abaqus FEA and Simcenter or willingness to learn

- Chartered Engineer (or on route to becoming
Chartered)
- Experienced in generating
toolset/calculation templates

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 Secondary
Structures Department:

Join the
newly established Secondary Structures Department, a dynamic and
forward-thinking team at the forefront of submarine structural
engineering. As part of this innovative group, you will play a
critical role in supporting structural requirements and conducting
complex simulations of
internal submarine structures. Your expertise will help safeguard
essential equipment against naval shock events and various load
conditions, ensuring optimal performance and durability.

Beyond technical excellence, this team thrives on collaboration,
providing structural design guidance to both internal and external
stakeholders during key design reviews. 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: 19th 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.

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