Senior Control & Instrumentation Engineer (Northampton)
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Senior Control & Instrumentation Engineer (Northampton) Apply Now
Job City
Northampton
Job State
Northamptonshire
Job Company
BAE Systems
Job Country
GB
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Control & Instrumentation Engineer
Location: Coventry – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
Salary: 45,000+ depending on experience
What you’ll be doing:
- Develop a functional design for the Vehicle Control solution for SSNA
- Work with a complex relationship of stakeholders to provide oversight in the delivery of the vehicle control solution, and the supporting vehicle control strategy
- Work with the engineering manager in the delivery of the vehicle control system, reporting suitable progress through agile toolsets
- Deliver the response to the engineering delivery plan, ensuring that the plan is delivered to schedule
- Work with the Engineering Delivery Team with varying levels of SQEP to develop technical solutions, developing the team members and nurturing their development
- Engage with legacy stakeholders in the development of a technical solution from a known baseline design
Your skills and experiences:
Essential
- 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.
- Experience with managing non-functional requirements (i.e. EMC, shock, etc.) meeting industrial compliance
- Experience of authoring and/or reviewing design documents, such as I/O schedules, functional design specification, functional chronicle, interface control document, etc.
- Degree level qualification (or equivalent experience) in relevant STEM subject (Engineering/ Physics/ Maths/ Science)
Desirable
- Understanding of control system architecture and communication protocols (i.e. RS-485, PROFIBUS)
- History in IEC 61508 – Functional Safety (or similar) and production of supporting evidence to substantiate safety claims
- Experience with Manoeuvring Systems from various industries
Benefits:
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive
The Platform Complex Systems team:
To support our ongoing need to recruit the best engineering talent, BAE Systems Submarines is delighted to shortly be opening a brand-new office in Coventry. This is a new burgeoning team with BAE Systems Submarines, and we are now actively r