Principal Engineer - Asset Management

Job Title: Principal Engineer - Asset Management

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Grade: S5

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your Line Manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your Line Manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your Line Manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your Line Manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

What you’ll be doing :

Responsible for delivering Asset integration activities for major site & infrastructure projects, to enable the smooth transition of assets from projects into business as usual

Managing the asset lifecycle from RIBA 1-7, ensuring maintainability, through life management arrangements & integration into the asset management system

Liaising with and managing key stakeholders within the project, and the end-user function

Implementing post-handover asset management arrangements

Deriving and developing asset management strategies for business-critical equipment

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

Qualified in a STEM discipline at HNC/HND level, or possessing equivalent operational experience

Capable of working toward Incorporated Engineer status with a recognised professional institute

Sound understanding of asset-management principles

Proven experience managing complex stakeholder relationships

Ability to interpret engineering drawings and identify key system components

Desirable:

Familiarity with the full project lifecycle

Experience within asset integration or pre-operations environments

Experience in supervising or managing people

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 Asset Integration Team:

Our team sits at the heart of site engineering, guiding assets from the project phase into day-to-day operations. We make sure every asset has the right maintenance strategy, is properly captured in our asset-management systems, and has completed all required assurance steps. We also work to ensure regulatory obligations and maintenance requirements remain fully aligned. 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.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

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: 23rd December 2025