Principal Engineer | Software |Configuration Management

Job title: Principal Engineer – Configuration and Release Controller

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

Salary: Competitive

What You’ll Be Doing
• Supporting the production of the configuration management plan
• Support the design and maintenance of configuration management and release processes
• Discharging configuration management activities in accordance with the plan
• Identification, production, release and delivery of software products to both internal and external customers
• Support the definition, implementation and maintenance of stakeholder configuration management requirements
• Support configuration audit activities (i.e. FCA/PCA)
• Coaching of the configuration management team
• Interfacing with the platform configuration management team to ensure that platform configurations are accurately maintained

Essential

Your skills and experiences:
• Degree level qualification (or equivalent experience) in relevant STEM subject (Engineering/ Physics/ Maths/ Science)
• Relevant Configuration Management standards (i.e. IEEE-828, ISO-TR-1+75+)
• Practical knowledge of the implementation of configuration and release management
• Configuration Management toolsets (i.e. Micro focus Dimensions)
• Release Management

Desirable
• Registered as CEng (or can demonstrate eligibility and commitment to register for CEng within 12 months of appointment)
• Systems and Engineering Lifecycle models (i.e. V or Waterfall)
• Configuration Auditing
• Process design and development

Benefits

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Configuration Management Team

In this team, you will be part of a new capability within the business. This means that you will be involved in significantly influencing the direction the team takes. You will be involved in defining, establishing, approving, and maintaining the configuration and release management processes for products and supporting artefacts for the Dreadnought program with the support of a team of engineers.

This role also provides opportunities, which include maintaining continuous professional development and supported learning. 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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also 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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 27th September 2026

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.