Electrical Engineering
BAE Systems Submarine Solutions provides a professional electrical design capability. Key roles performed by the function are:
• Supporting recent major build programmes, such as Astute and the Successor Platforms
• MoD-funded concept design
• In-house research and development studies including future technology research.
New Technologies
As a graduate engineer in the electrical design function you will have the opportunity to be actively involved in concept design. The department supports ongoing research and training in the following areas:
• Propulsion Drives
• Variable Speed Drives
• Energy sources
• High temperature Superconductors
• Active Filters
• Solid state switch and control gear
• Advanced Rotating Machines
• Micro Electrical Management Systems (MEMS)
• Wireless Interfaces
• PROFIBUS/PROFINET
• Smart Sensors
• Robust and Fault Tolerant Optical/Electronic Ship Data networks
• Voice communications and data networks
• Platform Positioning, Virtual Control and Display panels, Portable Control Room
• System and Condition Modelling/Monitoring Philosophies
• Advanced Human Machine Interface (HMI)
• Triple Redundancy Systems conforming to DefStan 00-5 and IEC 61508.
Electronic/Electrical Systems Engineering
Graduates working within electrical design will develop key skills pertaining to the design and integration of the following systems into submarines and surface ships:
• Electrical Propulsion and Generation
• HV and LV Electrical Distribution
• Rotary and Static Power Conversion
• Lighting
• Degaussing
• Impressed Current Cathodic Protection
• Earth Monitoring
• Battery
• Integrated Platform Management
• Self-Healing Systems and Networks
• Fire Detection
• Hull Vibration and Monitoring
• Internal Communications Systems
• Computerised Information Systems
• Non Operational Audio & Video System
• Engine Control Systems
• Control and Instrumentation for Marine Systems.
Test and Trials Support
Electrical Design Engineers are actively involved in the support of Test & Trials, including:
• Writing test and trials specifications to prove the system and equipment capability
• Trials analysis to ensure the as-built system/equipment meets the original design intent
• Writing of trials reports and recommendations.
Graduates within electrical design actively encouraged and supported to become a Chartered Engineer through the IET. Along with this, any appropriate specialist engineering training or further development will be provided.
For a graduate to consider working for Electronic/Electrical Design; you would have an electronic/electrical degree with a minimum of 2:1.
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