Principal Naval Architect

Job Title : Senior/Principal Naval Architect

Location

Barrow-in-Furness, Bristol, Portsmouth or Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please
speak
to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary

Competitive

What you’ll be doing

Conducting
analysis
and evaluations of submarine platforms manoeuvring performances from concept design to in-service support

Undertaking the development, verification and validation of mathematical manoeuvring models using physical model test data

Managing
the generation of safe manoeuvring envelopes and supporting associated operator guidance

You will be working with enterprise partners to develop the modelling capability, processes and toolsets for use to support our major programmes

Working collaboratively with other naval architecture teams, systems teams,

Active

Vehicle

Control
system teams and propulsion engineers as well as customers and suppliers to deliver innovative and safe submarine solutions

Supporting and conducting hydrodynamic sea trials such as depth and heading
control , including test form development and post-trial data
analysis

Your skills and experiences

Essential

Experience in the generation of ship or submarine manoeuvring modelling

A
strong
understanding of hydrodynamic
principles
and methods

Degree in Naval Architecture, Aeronautical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or equivalent experience

Desirable

Hydrodynamic/aerodynamic design and evaluation experience

Physical testing experience

Chartered Engineer or working towards/ability to achieve

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 Vehicle

Control
team

As a Principal/Senior Naval Architect within the Vehicle

Control
team, you will be working alongside a team of experts within Naval Architecture and the Whole Boat Design Team in one of the largest and fastest growing Naval Architecture Departments in the UK. You will be working on some of the most
complex
ship design and build programmes ever undertaken to deliver
cutting edge
submarines to the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy. 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.

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 : 28th November 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for
the role . Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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