Key Takeaways
- Undertake a 12-month placement as an Electrical Power Engineer.
- Earn £25,900 per year.
- Gain experience in designing, building, and testing submarines.
- Be based in Barrow, Cumbria, with hybrid working options.
- Start date: 21st June 2027, with an end date of 16th June 2028.
About the Role
This is a 12-month placement for an Undergraduate Electrical Power Engineer.
Role Description
You will join a dynamic team supporting the full product lifecycle of our submarines. From concept and design through to build, test, commissioning, and in-service support, you will play a key role in developing and delivering complex electrical engineering solutions for current and future submarine platforms.
You will have the opportunity to contribute to a wide range of electrical systems, including power system architecture, protection and coordination, earth fault monitoring, power system modelling and operation, and electrical power generation and distribution across both AC and DC systems. You may also work with energy storage technologies, power electronics, degaussing and cathodic protection systems, submarine lighting systems, and other critical electrical equipment essential to the operation and manufacture of our submarines.
In addition, there may be opportunities to undertake further specialist training and apply your skills across a variety of complex engineering programmes.
Core Duties
- Help develop engineering design solutions and produce key documents like diagrams, specs and calculations.
- Support creating and managing system requirements and acceptance criteria.
- Assist in design reviews, testing, commissioning activities and customer presentations.
- Check supplier information, ensure compliance with safety and quality processes, and keep design evidence up to date.
- Provide technical support during build, defect resolution and equipment configuration or testing.
- Contribute to reports, safety justifications, modelling, analysis and factory acceptance tests.
- Support the integration of new technologies and contribute to the development, testing, and commissioning of our submarines.
The Submarines Team
Be a part of designing, building, testing, and commissioning the Astute and Dreadnought Class, the largest and most advanced submarines operated by the Royal Navy, providing a powerful and secure deterrent for the United Kingdom.
Important Information
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.
Key Details
- Salary: £25,900 per year
- Length of placement: 12 months
- Start date: 21st June 2027
- End date: 16th June 2028
- Location: Barrow (Cumbria). You will be expected to attend your site 3-5 days per week.