Principal Product Safety Engineer

Job Title:

Principal Product Safety Engineer

Location:

Broad Oak, Frimley, New Malden or Filton. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Please  speak  to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary:  Circa £70,000 depending on qualifications and experience

What you’ll be doing :

Providing support to the functions Technical Authority teams with the  management  of the hazards, risks and associated mitigations and contribute to the development of the hazard log and the maturity of information contained within.

Responsible for product safety strategy/argument assessment against major subsystems or key  complex  technologies.

Production of high-quality submissions including hazard logs, safety cases and safety plans.

Organising and facilitate HAZIDs and review meetings and contribute to other HAZIDs when required.

Working with the Technical Authority teams and embedded Safety Engineers in collating adequate product safety related evidence to support the safety case argument and acceptance via the Requirements and Acceptance Team.

Your skills and experiences:

Knowledge of safety  management  processes and techniques

Experience of working in more than one phase of the Engineering Lifecycle, with sufficient experience of design  principles  to enable a good understanding of adjacent phases and through life engineering issues

Awareness of customer defence standards such as: DSA-02, JSP
430, Def Stan 00-56, Mil Stn 882E, BS EN 61508

Familiar with the  principles  of a Safety  Management  System

Experienced in writing technical documentation to an elevated level

Experience in Product Safety within Software Systems would be advantageous

Engineers at all levels should possess an academic qualification in Engineering or other related STEM subjects as well as specific (either academic or professional) qualifications and become recognised as Incorporated or Chartered Engineers through an appropriate recognised professional institution.

Engineers are encouraged, and will be supported, to achieve the relevant accreditation.

Preference will be given to  candidates  who are already professionally registered.

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:

The Combat System is the heart of any platform, and being part of integrating these  complex  systems safely through design and assurance is  the role  of the Product Safety team. Working  independently  and collaboratively with a like-minded Product Safety Engineers, you will be critical is underpinning the integrity of  cutting-edge  technology from design concept through to disposal. As a valued stakeholder working alongside Design Technical Authorities, you will play a pivotal role  challenging  norm as well of bringing new ideas to table across a varied and ever-changing portfolio of Combat System projects.

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:  23rd January 2026 – Interviews will be held w/c 2nd February 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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