Structural Engineer (Hiring Immediately)

**Job Title:** Principal Structural Engineer

**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:** Competitive

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**What you’ll be doing:**

* Designing submarine structures by calculation to ensure they meet the required load cases and safety factors
* Analysing submarine structures through Finite Element Analysis
* Working alongside other engineering disciplines to deliver integrated system solutions
* Gathering evidence to demonstrate compliance of these solutions with safety, function and performance requirements
* Authoring and reviewing design and analysis reports
* Responding to build issues through collaboration with Operations and Construction Engineering
* Presenting work to design review panels and key stakeholders

**Your skills and experiences:**

Essential

* Degree or equivalent experience in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline
* Analytical structural calculation skills
* Chartered or working towards
* Demonstrable Structural Engineering experience

Desirable

* Submarine, Shipbuilding, Aeronautical or Civil structural designanalysis experience
* Familiar with Pressure Vessel Codes PD5500ASME, fatigue analysis code BS 7608, and Structural Design code BS 5950
* Familiar with Naval design standards
* Finite Element Analysis (FEA) knowledge
* WeldingNon-Destructive Examination (NDE) knowledge

**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 Structural Engineering team:**

As a Structural Engineer, you will be working with various multi-functional
teams to determine the best integrated solutions across multiple submarine
programmes. You will engage regularly with industrial partners and liaise with
specialists to agree technical solutions that contribute to the success of our
programmes. You will be responsible for a range of submarine structures, from
major pieces of equipment, such as the pressure hull to minor pieces of
equipment such as seats.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to learn new skills and
acquire specialist knowledge. You will be working within a unique and exciting
engineering environment that is rivalled by no other in the current market.
Future career progression opportunities could include Engineering Manager
positions.

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, 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. We also 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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to
both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that
factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held,
and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the
organisation.

**Closing Date:** 31st October 2024

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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