Senior Electrical Engineer

Company: BAE Systems
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Location: Portsmouth
Job Description:

Overview

In this Senior Electrical Engineer role, you will support Warship Technical Authority programmes, focusing on electrical systems across naval platforms. You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure design integrity, manage changes, and drive evidence-based decisions for platform systems. The role involves tackling feasibility studies, integration analyses, and safe implementation of electrical changes in collaboration with technical leads. The opportunity centers on improving platform reliability and supporting naval projects for the Royal Navy and international allies. You’ll work in a mission-driven environment that values technical leadership, cross-functional partnership,

Pay / Benefits

  • competitive pension scheme
  • employee share plans
  • flexible health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
  • green car scheme
  • private health plans
  • shopping discounts

Responsibilities

  • Provide electrical engineering support to platform systems and equipment (power generation, distribution, motors, detection and lighting)
  • Support Platform management and monitoring systems
  • Maintain design integrity across diverse contexts and programmes
  • Support investigations, impact assessments, and integration analyses for projects
  • Assist feasibility studies into potential platform and equipment changes
  • Support safe implementation of design changes and ensure holistic integration across domains
  • Support development of bids for engineering activities

Key requirements

  • Degree-level education or equivalent industry experience
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplined team
  • Effective communication with stakeholders at appropriate technical levels
  • Understanding of automation systems and ability to define requirements and collaborate with suppliers on platform management systems
  • collaboration
  • communication
  • stakeholder engagement
  • automation systems
  • design change management
  • configuration control

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Posted: October 22nd, 2026