Principal Engineer – Water Surveillance

Position: Principal Engineer – Above Water Surveillance
Job Title :
Principal Engineer – Above Water Surveillance

Location:

Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please  speak  to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary:
Competitive

What you’ll be doing

Provide specialist knowledge and subject matter  expertise  to develop the functional design of the AWS

Define the systems architecture, components, interfaces and data to enable the development and production of the component sub-systems followed with the reporting of the contractual and performance requirements for communication products and sub-systems associated with the acceptance criteria and events through design, build, integration, installation and commissioning activities

Understand and support the flow-down of requirements to suppliers and acceptance of their specific deliverables, ensuring it is captured and recorded appropriately

Support the System  Owner , Engineering  Manager  and Project  Manager  in supporting bids, proposal development and project planning activities

Provide specialist technical support to shipbuilder installation, integration activities and commissioning activities

Provide technical guidance to other combat system engineers and support the engineering  management  team in planning and controlling specialist activities

Provide technical support to integrated performance and acceptance activities, including acceptance of equipment from suppliers through to system acceptance by the customer

Your skills and experiences

Experienced gained within team  leadership /mentorship

Knowledge and experience in above water surveillance systems (optical/RF) and products in the maritime, defence and/or commercial domains and a good understanding of how such systems are used and interact with the overall submarine build programme

Knowledge of the complete engineering lifecycle with experience of operating in a number of the key lifecycle phases including requirements/system design, and integration and acceptance

A  strong  awareness of product safety and  SHE

Good communication skills and the ability to present and interact with a variety of different stakeholders

Benefits

As well as a  competitive  pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Above Water Surveillance team

This is a really exciting time to join us in the team where you will work very closely with new emerging technologies and systems to develop the functional design of AWS. This opportunity will give you the chance to be a part of our largest and most  complex  UK defence programmes to date whilst working with an array of key stakeholders.

There will be fantastic opportunities for further training development and career progression within the team due to our long term growth and projection. 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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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 at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export  control  restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict  the roles  you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All  applicants   must  as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard.

Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where  applicants   must  typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for  the role , to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date:  22nd January 2026

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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