Senior Engineer -Nuclear Assurance (Kirkby-in-Furness)

Job Title: Senior Engineer - Nuclear Assurance

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

Salary: Competitive

What You’ll Be Doing: Verification & Compliance: Identify and conduct verification and compliance activities on behalf of the Owner of Authorisation Conditions 20 and 27, ensuring adherence to compliance arrangements is effectively monitored. Documentation: Author and maintain the Compliance Matrix Workbooks and Compliance Verification Plan, while reporting to the Compliance Dashboard. Regulatory Support: Facilitate planned internal and external inspection plans, collaborating closely with NSR&I Advisors. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work alongside Quality Assurance, Engineering, Test and Commissioning, and other relevant business areas to deliver compliance verification activities as needed. Your Skills and Experiences: Experience in Nuclear Regulation or Nuclear Compliance. Background in heavily regulated industries, such as Oil/Gas. Experience in Quality Assurance, Engineering & Manufacturing Engineering, or Product Assurance. Benefits:

In addition to a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers:

Employee share plans An extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits A green car scheme Private health plans Shopping discounts Eligibility for an annual incentive The Platform Nuclear Engineering Department (PNED) Team:

The PNED Department is made up of multi-disciplinary roles dedicated to delivering nuclear engineering capability across various reactor plant programmes. While this role focuses on Authorisation Condition compliance activities, there are opportunities to expand your knowledge and skills in nuclear engineering and project activities. You can engage in the Engineering Lifecycle for a Naval Reactor Plant, from Engineering Design Reviews to build, test, and commissioning activities. We also offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

Join us and make a real difference! At BAE Systems, you’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity and merit, and empowers you to reach your full potential. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and strive to make our recruitment processes as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (e.g., dyslexia, autism, anxiety disorder, etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessments, please discuss potential reasonable adjustments with your recruiter.

Please note that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. Factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can affect your eligibility for certain roles. All applicants must achieve at least the Baseline Personnel Security Standard, with many roles requiring higher levels of National Security Vetting, typically necessitating 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK.

Closing Date: 6th March 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please submit your application as early as possible!

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