Laser energy weapons and underwater autonomy

Murray joined the BAE Systems graduate scheme in 2008 and has spent 16 years in the Underwater Weapons business of Maritime Services. Qualifying as a Chartered Engineer in 2015, he worked across the torpedoes portfolio in a variety of engineering and project management roles before becoming the Underwater Battlespace Chief Technologist in 2020, focussing on technology management, collaboration and concept development. Murray gained Fellowship of the Institution of Engineering and Technology in January 2024 and has recently joined BAE Systems Head Office as Chief of Staff to the Group Chief Technology and Information Officer.

Joe also joined the BAE Systems graduate scheme in 2008. Joe has worked in the maritime, land and air domains, both in the UK and abroad, as a software engineer, systems engineer, engineering manager, system design authority, chief engineer / head of engineering and now as the platform design and specialist engineering discipline lead for BAE Systems Maritime Services. Joe gained Fellowship of the Institution of Engineering and Technology in 2024.

Each will talk for 20 minutes on their career history to date and a technical subject of interest; for Murray this is underwater autonomous vehicles and for Joe this is the use of laser as a directed energy weapon. Following this will be a facilitated Q&A session for 20 minutes and after that will be audience questions.