Principal Engineer - Product Safety

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V06508 - Principal Engineer - Product Safety
Location: Hybrid working - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria (2-3 days per month onsite)
Duration: 12 months
Rate: £55.31ph PAYE / £74.68ph Umbrella
IR35: Inside IR35
Hours: Standard BAE hours (overtime potential)
Reference: 610672
V06508 - Principal Engineer
- Product Safety

Our client, a leading organisation within the defence and security sector, is seeking a Principal Engineer
- Product Safety to support submarine engineering programmes in Barrow. This contract role offers the opportunity to contribute to the assurance, safety and successful delivery of complex defence products and systems.

• Provide support to engineering delivery leadership in the development, delivery and maintenance of the Product Safety Management System and Product Safety Case
• Derive and manage product safety requirements
• Develop, implement and maintain the Safety Management System
• Produce and manage Project Safety Management Plans
• Lead hazard identification
  , risk assessment and ongoing hazard/risk management activities
• Oversee the administration and management of the Project Hazard Log
• Influence the construction and delivery of the Safety Case
  , including safety case reports and supporting documentation
• Provide product safety advice to engineering teams and wider stakeholders
• Produce, present and articulate clear, logical technical safety arguments
• Complete peer reviews, checking, verification and assurance tasks to demonstrate the robustness of safety deliverables
• Chair hazard identification meetings and support governance reviews / working groups
• Support realistic programme status updates and contribute to recovery planning where required
• Support the development of training material and, where needed, deliver training to product safety and environmental domains

• Significant experience in product safety engineering within a complex, regulated engineering environment (defence/high-integrity engineering preferred)
• Strong knowledge of hazard analysis
  , risk management and safety assessment methodologies
• Experience producing safety cases
  , safety justifications and technical reports
• Ability to interpret complex technical data and create robust, auditable safety arguments
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Proficient in MS Office (Word/Excel etc.)
• STEM degree (or equivalent); chartership or working towards is beneficial
• Beneficial: knowledge of submarine lifecycle phases (design, manufacturing, assembly, commissioning, test) and environmental challenges impacting safety

• 12-month contract opportunity
• Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria with approx. 2-3 days per month onsite
• Inside IR35
• Standard working hours with potential overtime