Principal Engineer – Product Safety
Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Filton or Broad Oak
Hybrid and flexible working arrangements are available.
Salary: Up to £61,500 dependent on experience.
The Role
Copello is working in partnership with a leading organisation within the maritime and defence sector to recruit a Principal Engineer – Product Safety. This is a senior technical role with responsibility for leading product safety activities across complex engineering programmes, ensuring safety is embedded throughout the full lifecycle.
As a Principal Product Safety Engineer, you will play a key role in the development and maintenance of Product Safety Management Systems and Safety Cases on a major, long-term programme. You will be trusted to resolve complex technical challenges and provide safety leadership across multidisciplinary teams. Relocation support may be available, subject to eligibility.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop, implement and maintain the Project Safety Management System within a Systems Engineering framework
* Produce and manage Project Safety Management Plans and Justification Plans
* Lead product safety hazard and risk identification, management and assessment activities, including modern techniques such as STAMP and STPA
* Influence the development and delivery of the Project Safety Case, including Safety Case reports across the full project lifecycle
* Undertake peer reviews, checking, verification and assurance activities to demonstrate the robustness of Safety Cases and supporting documentation
* Provide technical oversight, mentoring and peer review for junior members of the Product Safety team
* Apply wider Safety Case, Quality and Health, Safety & Environmental (HS&E) management system documentation effectively
Skills & Experience
Essential:
* Degree in a STEM subject or equivalent qualification
* Awareness of environmental challenges impacting complex engineered products
* Experience delivering traditional safety analysis techniques (FMEA, HAZOP, FTA, etc.)
* Proven experience compiling and delivering Safety Case Reports and supporting safety documentation (plans, processes, requirements)
* Experience developing and working within a Project Safety Management System
* Ability to interpret complex technical data and produce clear, logical and defensible safety arguments
Desirable:
* Professional chartership or working towards chartered status
* Knowledge of submarine lifecycle phases including design, manufacture, assembly, commissioning and testing
* Experience with modern safety analysis techniques such as STAMP, STPA and FRAM
* Understanding of Systems Engineering international standards and their application within a safety engineering context
* Experience leading technical meetings and cross-functional working groups
Benefits
The successful candidate will receive a competitive benefits package, which may include a strong pension scheme, flexible benefits options, health and wellbeing support, lifestyle benefits and eligibility for an annual incentive.
Security & Eligibility
Due to the nature of the work, this role is subject to security and export control restrictions. Applicants must be eligible for security clearance.