Principal Naval Architect

Job
Title: Principal
Naval
Architect

Location:
Portsmouth Naval Base. 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 £58,000 depending on skills and
experience

What
you’ll be
doing:

Position
Specific

The
PNA is expected to apply specialist Naval Architectural knowledge
in order to undertake engineering activities delegated by the
Project Lead Engineer or Naval Architect in line with all relevant
processes and quality requirements.
Depending
on the specific project that is being supported, the individual
will be expected to lead, manage, assure or carry out the Naval
Architecture input to the assigned project such
as:

•
Assure
drydockings of
ships

•
Conduct
ship stability/ hydromechanic
analysis

•
Conduct
structural design and analysis for various materials including
metals and
composites

•
Conduct
design or material state
surveys

•
Conduct
or manage complex engineering
change

•
Create
or assure structural repair plans for metals or composites and
support the periodical survey, repair and certification
requirements of the Class including repair assurance activities and
the collation/ creation of evidence and submissions for Naval
Authority or Classification Society
Certification

•
Ensure
maintenance of Naval Architecture (including structures and outfit)
design intent by
understanding and promoting or enacting design compliance in their
sphere of
operations

•
Take
action and collate evidence to ensure Naval Authority Key Hazard
Certification is not compromised.
Including
identifying, and challenging design change that may cause
invalidation of any of the Naval Authority Key Hazard Certificates
in the Naval Architecture domain (covering Structural Strength,
Stability and WTI, EER, Structural Fire Protection, Material Fire
Safety)

•
Provide
tasking and technical oversight to naval architects and engineers
supporting the project including the coordination and
prioritisation of tasking

•
Lead
the management of stability and watertight integrity compliance and
associated margin management

Your
skills and
experiences:

•
Qualified
to degree level, MEng in Naval Architecture /Marine Technology/
Ship Science is
essential

•
Chartered
Engineer or can demonstrate a clear route to achieving this in a
defined
period

•
Engineering
material selection and use, particularly according to British
Standards/ Euronorms/ Classification Society standards and Defence
Standards

•
Familiarity
of Engineering / Naval architecture software, preferably
PARAMARINE. Experience of CAD software such as AutoCAD, Inventor is
desirable

•
Warship
structural design, including an understanding of periodical survey
regimes (MoD/NAG and/or Classification
Societies)

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
Naval Architects
Team:

Would
you like to join us and help to define the future of warship
support? We currently have a vacancy for Principal Naval Architect
at Portsmouth Naval
Base.

As
a Principal Naval Architect, you will be working in a key role
within the Naval Architecture Hub team responsible for providing
naval architecture capability across a broad spectrum of projects.
You will be providing solutions in support of the Royal Navy
surface fleet
worldwide.

This
role will provide you with the opportunity of working in an
important and challenging role critical to our naval capability.
You will have direct involvement with the surface fleet and
real-life exposure to waterfront ship
engineering.

As
the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working
approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working
hours, depending on your role and location. This could include
accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish
times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at
home.

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 emowered 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: 1^st
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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