Metrology Engineer for Advanced Submarine Systems
1 month ago
We are seeking a highly skilled Metrology Engineer to join our team at BAE Systems, working on advanced submarine systems.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of designing, building, testing, and commissioning the largest and most advanced submarines ever operated by the Royal Navy.
You will work alongside our Astute Class and Dreadnought Class Submarines to provide a powerful and secure deterrent for the United Kingdom 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop complex measurement and monitoring systems, taking instrumentation equipment and systems throughout their entire lifecycle from requirements to prototype, testing, commissioning, and deployment.
Duties and Responsibilities- Building, integrating, and testing bespoke instrumentation solutions where suitable commercial options aren't available.
- Supporting novel research projects connected to advance and novel sensing (e.g. how to sense strain).
- Supporting emergent site instrumentation projects identifying effective solutions to emerging problems related to metrology and calibration.
- Installing, maintaining, and repairing in-service monitoring systems installed throughout the Barrow site (e.g. detecting and monitoring ionising and non-ionising radiation).
- Helping to deploy, operate, and maintain monitoring systems used to support various manufacturing and trials activities across all submarine build programmes.
- Managing data quality and integrity for manufacturing and trials instrumentation systems while understanding emergent measurement technologies and systems developed by other institutions (e.g. National Physics Laboratory).
To be considered for this role, you will need to have obtained, or be predicted to obtain, a 2.2 in your Bachelor's or Master's degree in either Electronic Engineering, Control Engineering, Software Engineering, Physics, or Maths or relevant STEM degree (Biology or Chemistry).
Additionally, you should have experience in building, integrating, and testing instrumentation solutions, as well as supporting novel research projects and emergent site instrumentation projects.
BenefitsAs a Metrology Engineer at BAE Systems, you will receive a competitive salary of £34,000 per annum, plus a one-off Welcome Payment of £2,000 upon commencement of employment.
You will also have access to additional benefits, including flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work, and employee discounts.
We offer relocation support packages for this role, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.
Our team works collaboratively, using knowledge and expertise from multiple engineering disciplines to develop, deploy, and support complex measurement and monitoring systems.
We value diversity, inclusivity, and meritocracy, and encourage employees to explore projects beyond their primary responsibilities, providing them with diverse experiences.
We are committed to changing the world we live in for the better, aiming to achieve net zero emissions by 2030, innovating new ways to develop on-site renewable electricity and setting ambitious targets for water consumption and waste generation.
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