Principal Engineer – Materials Technology

Would you like to work on one of the most complex engineering projects in the Metallurgy Team within the Materials Technology Department on all Submarine programmes? We currently have a vacancy for a Principal Engineer – Materials Technology at our site in Barrow-in-Furness.

As a Principal Engineer – Material Technology, you will provide your expertise to the business as all aspects of metallic materials as well as the management and coordination of the laboratory environment.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to work on a range of metallic materials and R&D associated to submarine build and delivery.

Your main responsibilities as a Principal Engineer – Materials Technology will involve:

• Management of the laboratory environment
• Mechanical Testing of metallic materials
• Use of Infrared and Digital Microscopes
• Management of the transition into a new laboratory
• Laboratory risk and COSH assessments
• Team Management

Your skills and qualifications:

Essential:

• Degree or HND in Metallurgy or Materials Science/Materials Engineering
• COSH knowledge
• Good understanding of analytical testing or tensile testing
• Technical background (chemist, materials science, technician)
• High standards of laboratory etiquette
• Experience of Research and Development

Desirable:

• Understanding of Submarine business
• Steel making/welding background

What we're looking for in you:

You will be a skilled and confident communicator, both written and verbal communication. Be self-motivated and can work as part of a team as well as one your own. Possessing a good level of diplomacy to enable successful interaction with a range of stakeholders who may have conflicting requirements.

Location: Barrow-in-Furness

Grade: S5

Salary: Competitive

Benefits: Our employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. We also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Some employees may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Location: Barrow-in-Furness

Salary: Competitive

Benefits: Our employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. We also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Some employees may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

BAE Systems

BAE Systems is one of the world’s leading global defence, security and aerospace companies. We work at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.

Maritime – Submarines

Our Submarines business has been safely delivering world class submarines to the UK Royal Navy for more than a century.

The Astute class will equip the Royal Navy with its largest and most capable generation of attack submarines. We are responsible for the design, build, test and commissioning of these state-of-the-art vessels. In total, seven boats will make up the fleet, each weighing a mighty 7,400 tonnes.

Dreadnought is the successor to the Vanguard class of nuclear deterrent submarines. We will deliver four submarines to the Royal Navy, with the first submarine entering service in the early 2030s. Dreadnought is widely considered to be one of the world's most complex engineering challenges.

We have sites in Barrow-in-Furness, Filton, Frimley, Ash Vale, Broad Oak and Weymouth, and we pride ourselves on employing the best professionals around. Join us and you'll be part of something important; something you can be proud of.

At BAE we want to be the leading employer in defence and security for valuing diversity and inclusion. We care about difference in all forms and want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under-represented within our industry, including women, people from ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to be a preferred home for veterans and reservists.

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Due to the volume of applications we receive, we sometimes close our vacancies early. It is therefore advisable to apply as early as possible if you would like to be considered for a role with BAE Systems.

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