Principal Control & Instrumentation Engineer (Lossiemouth)

Job Description

Job title: Principal Control & Instrumentation Engineer

\n

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Filton or Manchester (2 days minimum on site per fortnight.) We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

\n

Salary: Negotiable dependant on experience

\n

\n

What you’ll be doing:

\n

\n
• Develop a functional design for the Vehicle Control solution for SSNA

\n

• Work with a complex relationship of stakeholders to provide oversight in the delivery of the vehicle control solution, and the supporting vehicle control strategy

\n

• Work closely with the Office of the Chief Engineer, to support assurance activities.

\n

• Work with the engineering manager in the delivery of the vehicle control system, reporting suitable progress through agile toolsets

\n

• Deliver the response to the engineering delivery plan, ensuring that the plan is delivered to schedule

\n

• Provide guidance and instruction on the engineering methods/process to delivery the engineering delivery plan

\n

• Work with the Engineering Delivery Team with varying levels of SQEP to develop technical solutions, developing the team members and nurturing their development

\n

• Engage with legacy stakeholders in the development of a technical solution from a known baseline design

\n

\n

Your skills and experiences:

\n

Essential

\n

\n
• Experience in developing a C&I design for a large scale C&I system ensuring it meets a wide range of requirements, such as functional, defence standards, industrial standards, etc.

\n

• Experience with managing non-functional requirements (i.e. EMC, shock, etc.) meeting industrial compliance

\n

• Experience of authoring and/or reviewing design documents, such as I/O schedules, functional design specification, functional chronicle, interface control document, etc.

\n

• Degree level qualification (or equivalent experience) in relevant STEM subject (Engineering/ Physics/ Maths/ Science)

\n

\n

Desirable

\n

\n
• Understanding of control system architecture and communication protocols (i.e. RS-485, PROFIBUS)

\n

• History in IEC 61508 – Functional Safety (or similar) and production of supporting evidence to substantiate safety claims

\n

• Experience with Manoeuvring Systems from various industries

\n

\n

Benefits:

\n

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lif