Principal Engineer – Product Safety

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:  21st January 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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