Senior Engineer

Would you like to play a safety critical role working with the Nuclear Facility Design Authority (NFDA) for site facilities/systems that support various submarine projects? We currently have a vacancy for a Senior Engineer (Nuclear Facility Design) at our site in Barrow-in-Furness.

As a Senior Engineer (Nuclear Facility Design), you will be producing, managing and developing nuclear facilities safety documentation to demonstrate justification of facilities, such as industrial buildings, clean rooms, cranes and dock structures /systems.

This role will offer good exposure to a variety of challenging projects across the programme and interaction with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

Your main responsibilities as a Senior Engineer (Nuclear Facility Design Authority) will involve:

Producing, modify or review facilities safety justification documentation for Nuclear site facilities and obtain authorisation through due process

Providing design advice to operators, maintainers and site committees including advice to meet normal operation as well as nuclear, HS&E and other relevant legislation

Producing special operating procedures for nuclear related facilities

Assisting consultants who supply specialist analysis and design services and installation contractions

Producing reports relating to the assessment of structural or mechanical adequacy

Supporting the design of the new facilities, including reviewing and reporting on design deliverables

Providing technical and engineering advice and articulating and presenting technical arguments clearly, logically and simply

Your skills and qualifications:

Essential:
Degree Qualified (Engineering or Science) or HNC/HND with equivalent experience
Experience of facilities/system design within a Mechanical or Structural discipline
Demonstrated experience in safety justification /safety document production
Strong IT Skills including MS Project, word, excel

Desirable:
Stakeholder management experience
Experience in the design substantiation of nuclear related facilities
Reliability qualification or knowledge
Membership of professional engineering body working towards Chartership

What we're looking for in you:
You will have excellent engineering leadership and problem solving skills. Your written and verbal communications skills will help you build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

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, childcare vouchers, 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.

BAE Systems is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community which are currently under-represented at BAE Systems, including women, BAME and applicants with disabilities. Please note we will not use any personal information relating to your background at any stage of the application process.

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