Job Title:
Principal Engineer – Product Safety
Location:
Barrow-in-Furness, Filton or Broad Oak – we offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please
speak
to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary:
Negotiable, depending on experience
What you’ll be doing:
Develop, implement and maintain the Project Safety
Management
System within a Systems Engineering framework
Produce and
manage
Project Safety
Management
Plans & Justification Plans
Lead
Whole Boat Product Safety hazard and risk identification,
management
and assessment activities, including modern
analysis
techniques such as STAMP & STPA
Influence the construction and delivery of the Project Safety Case including Safety Case reports throughout the projects lifecycle
Complete peer reviews, checking, verification and assurance tasks to demonstrate the adequacy and robustness of the Safety Case and supporting documentation
Oversee and peer review junior rules in the Product Safety team
Understand the application of wider Safety Case, Quality and HS&E
Management
System documentation
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) Degree or equivalent qualification
Awareness of the
challenges
posed by the environment that the product will be exposed to
Experience in delivery of traditional safety
analysis
techniques such FMEA, HAZOP, FTA
etc .
Experience in compilation and delivery Safety Case Reports and other supporting safety documentation
e.g.
plans, process, requirements
etc .
Experience of development and working within a Projects Safety
Management
System
Ability to interpret technical data and produce clear, logical and robust safety arguments
Desirable:
Professional Chartership or working towards
Demonstrable knowledge of design, manufacturing, assembly, commissioning and testing submarines lifecycle phases.
Experience of modern safety
analysis
techniques such as STAMP, STPA, FRAM
etc .
Experience and knowledge of System Engineering International Standards and application in safety engineering context
Previous experience of
leading
appropriate meetings and Working Groups
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 Safety & Environmental team
As the Principal Product Safety & Environmental Engineer, you will also be responsible for the development and maintenance of the Project Product Safety
Management
System and Product Safety Cases for the SSNA project and be able to resolve & guide others in solving
complex
project-related issues/ conflicts across disciplines from a Product Safety perspective. 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 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:
3rd March 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.
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