Engineer - Safety and Environmental (Safety)

BAE Systems Canada; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Product Safety Engineer, where you'll play a crucial role in ensuring product safety and compliance. In this dynamic position, you'll support the development and maintenance of the Project Product Safety Management System, contributing to the safety and legality of innovative products. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this role offers a chance to make a real impact while enjoying flexible working arrangements and a competitive benefits package. If you're passionate about engineering and safety, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Relocation support packages

Qualifications

• Essential STEM degree or equivalent required.
• Awareness of product lifecycle phases is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support peer reviews and assurance tasks for Safety Case adequacy.
• Assist in the production of Project Safety Management Plans.

Skills

STEM Degree or equivalent

Awareness of environmental challenges

Ability to interpret technical data

Education

Science/Technology/Engineering/Mathematics Degree

Job description

Job Title: Product Safety Engineer

Location: Coventry - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Competitive

What you'll be doing:

• Support peer reviews, checking, verification and assurance tasks to demonstrate the adequacy and robustness of the Safety Case and supporting documentation
• Assist in the production and management of Project Safety Management Plans
• Develop a clear understanding of the wider Safety Case, Quality and HS&E Management System
• Assist in the production, facilitation and recording of Product Safety hazard and risk identification, management and assessment activities
• Assist in the derivation and management of Product Safety requirements
• Assist in the production of training material to support training delivery

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Science/Technology/Engineering/Mathematics (STEM) Degree or equivalent
• Awareness of the challenges posed by the environment that the product will be exposed to

Desirable:

• Awareness of design, manufacturing, assembly, commissioning and testing submarines lifecycle phases
• Ability to interpret technical data

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 Integrated Combat Systems Team:

As a Product Safety Engineer you will provide support to the Engineering Delivery Manager in the development, delivery and maintenance of the Project Product Safety Management System and Product Safety Case to ensure Products are safe to own and legal to operate. 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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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: 8 th May 2025

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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