Principal Safety & Environmental Engineer

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Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Principal Safety & Environmental Engineer to support the development of Product Safety Management Systems. The role involves managing safety requirements and influencing safe design practices within a collaborative engineering team. Candidates should have a strong understanding of safety management processes and systems engineering, with relocation support available for eligible roles.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible benefits including health and wellbeing

Lifestyle perks

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive

Qualifications

• Understanding of engineering safety management processes.
• Experience in a defence or complex systems environment.
• Understanding of safety within systems engineering.

Responsibilities

• Support the derivation and manage Product Safety requirements.
• Influence the development of a safe design and Project Safety Case.
• Complete peer reviews and assurance tasks.

Skills

Engineering safety management processes

Hazard analysis

Safety case report

ALARP principles

Tools

DOORS

Enterprise Architect

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Principal Safety & Environmental Engineer

Location: Barrow-In-Furness, Portsmouth, BroadOak, Frimley, Weymouth, Plymouth or Bristol

Salary: Negotiable, depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

1. Support the derivation and manage Product Safety requirements derived from Product Safety hazard and risk identification
2. Work in accordance with Project Safety Management Plans
3. Influence the development of a safe design, the Project Safety Case including logical technical safety arguments and Safety Case justification reports
4. Support hazard identification meetings and the maintenance of the project hazard log
5. Complete peer reviews, checking, verification and assurance tasks to demonstrate the adequacy and robustness of the Safety Case and supporting documentation

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Understanding of engineering safety management processes, such as hazard analysis, logical safety arguments and safety case report
• Reasonable understanding of safety within systems engineering – including establishment of good engineering requirements and how they will be delivered through engineering processes
• Understanding of ALARP principles and application of processes

Desirable:

• Systems engineering tools and techniques – (e.g. DOORS, Enterprise Architect)
• Experience working in a defence or complex systems environment involving software products

Benefits:

In addition to a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers employee share plans, a range of flexible benefits including health, wellbeing, lifestyle perks, green car scheme, private health plans, shopping discounts, and possibly an annual incentive.

The SSNA Combat System Team:

As a Principal Engineer, you will support the Engineering Delivery Manager in developing, delivering, and maintaining the Project Product Safety Management System and Product Safety Case, ensuring products are safe and legal to operate.

You will join a growing team of about 50 engineers, collaborating from the early stages of major development programmes, influencing project progress, and developing your career within BAE Systems. Relocation support is available for eligible roles.

Why BAE Systems?

Make a difference in an inclusive culture that values integrity and merit, empowering you to reach your potential. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and provide accommodations for those with disabilities or health conditions. Many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions, including security vetting requirements.

Application Details:

Closing Date: 30th May 2025. Early applications are encouraged as the vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.