Senior Electrical Controls Engineer

Job title: Senior Electrical Controls Engineer

Location: Radway Green

Salary: Up to £55,869 dependent on experience

What you’ll be doing:

Assessing and fault finding our collaborative robotic and automated processes

Working on and supporting bespoke Industrial Control Systems (ICS) solutions to ensure each asset remains fully operational and protected including Cyber security and accreditation

Demonstrating an understanding of ICS design and installations

Innovating and conducting self-research to ensure controls and protections remain Cyber-Safe and Cyber Essentials (EC) compliant

Preparing, reviewing, and maintaining documents, policies, and standards governing the control operations and assessments

Providing support to existing systems maintenance and be key in the roll out of essential security driven changes and improvements

Carrying out both hardware and software changes to the control systems, fault finding, testing and commissioning

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

Broad experience of detailed electrical engineering in controls

Degree or BTEC (HND/HNC) in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or similar subject

Experience and demonstrated knowledge with PLC, HMI & SCADA systems

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 ICS OT Assurance Team:

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated team of industrial control engineers who specialise in OT cyber assurance and compliance across all LAND (UK) sites.

As part of this role, you will be working alongside site engineers and senior managers to deliver high standards of cyber security and hygiene in accordance with our policies and best practice across our diverse range of manufacturing processes. This role provides the opportunity to explore innovation as well as areas of continuous improvements that you can develop and lead throughout your career at BAE Systems.

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: 13th 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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