Principal Engineer – Safety and Environmental (Safety)
Job Title: Principal Engineer – Safety and Environmental (Safety)
Location: Coventry – hybrid and flexible working arrangements available; speak to your recruiter about options for this role
Salary: Negotiable depending on experience
What You’ll Be Doing
* Working as part of an Integrated Development Team, established to develop and deliver submarine systems/capability
* Specifically focusing on ensuring that Product Safety tasking and activities are completed across multiple systems in support of project milestones through all stages of Engineering Life Cycle Management
* Supporting Hazard Identification and Analysis studies
* Assisting with or generating safety reports
* Ensuring the Integrated Development Team operates within the project Safety Management System
* Liaising with other Integrated Development Teams and the Whole Boat Safety Team
Your Skills And Experiences
* Obtained or predicted 2:2 in a Bachelor’s or Master‘s Engineering degree
* An understanding of ‘Safety and Systems Engineering’ and of the ‘Engineering Life Cycle Management‘
* Experience working and delivering tasks as part of a team, but also capable of working and delivering tasks unsupervised
* The ability to be agile in working practices and customer expectations
* Self-motivated, with good verbal and written communication skills
* Practical experience as a Product Safety Engineer in the maritime defence sector is preferable, although experience in other sectors will be considered
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 Product Safety Team
To support our ongoing need to recruit engineering talent, BAE Systems Submarines is opening a brand-new office in Coventry. We are actively recruiting a variety of roles and specialisms to support our submarines programs which are critical to delivering our national endeavour. You will assist System Engineers in influencing submarine systems and capability development and gain an understanding of how submarine systems work and interact, ensuring Product Safety is considered in system-of-systems design.
The role provides the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of safety management and safety case delivery, including safety requirements capture and management, hazard identification and analysis, hazard data management, application of the ALARP principle, creation/maintenance of safety documentation, and continuous improvement of the safety management system. Relocation packages are available across Submarines roles, subject to eligibility criteria.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. We value diversity, integrity, and merit, and we empower you to fulfil your potential. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect assessment performance, please speak to your recruiter about reasonable adjustments. Some roles require security and export control clearances, including Baseline Personnel Security Standard and, for higher levels, National Security Vetting.
Closing Date 7th November 2025. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications, so please apply early.
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