Principal Nuclear Engineer

Job Description

Job title: Principal Nuclear 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: Negotiable dependant on experience

What you'll be doing:

• Working as a Nuclear Mechanical SQEP support to the MTA team and wider Support Engineering teams
• Checking technical accuracy of ILS outputs, specifically relating to nuclear
• Providing ex-operator reviews of LORA, MTA & MTI deliverables which includes identifying Nuclear safety/containment interfaces
• Identifying Specific operational conditions needed for the task to be conducted
• Identifying Specific Base organisation skills needed for the task to be completed
• Support Equipment requirements and applicability
• Providing technical leadership, coaching and mentoring to the wider ILS floorplate
• Supporting collaboration with other industry partners and act as facilitator for bespoke tasking

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• A background in the nuclear industry in a Mechanical role
• Time served Maintenance Engineer or engineering background in Submarines

Desirable:

• Ex-maintainer, operator, submariner
• Cat B qualified
• Experience as a Shutdown supervisor

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 leave incentive.

The Nuclear Support Engineering team:

You will be joining a team responsible for the technical assurance of all Integrated logistics support (ILS) outputs from a nuclear perspective. This team works with multiple stakeholders in order to support the Dreadnought programme, as well as future work coming in from SSNA. Joining this team offers you an opportunity to develop and progress your career at BAE with several exciting programmes.

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: 8th May 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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