Lead Product Safety Engineer — Submarine Systems

BAE Systems; Northampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Northampton is seeking a Product Safety Engineer to work within an Integrated Development Team. The role involves developing submarine systems, supporting safety analysis, and ensuring compliance with safety management systems. Candidates should have a Bachelor's or Master's degree and preferably experience in the maritime defense sector. Competitive salary and benefits are offered, including potential relocation support.

Benefits

Pension

Employee share plans

Flexible health benefits

Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• Understanding of Safety and Systems Engineering and of the Engineering Life Cycle Management.
• Experience delivering tasks in a team and unsupervised.
• Practical experience as a Product Safety Engineer in the maritime defense sector is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver submarine systems within an Integrated Development Team.
• Complete Product Safety tasks across multiple systems.
• Support Hazard Identification and Analysis studies.
• Assist with or generate safety reports.

Skills

Team collaboration

Safety and Systems Engineering

Agility in working practices

Verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Engineering degree (predicted 2:2)

Job description

A leading defense contractor in Northampton is seeking a Product Safety Engineer to work within an Integrated Development Team. The role involves developing submarine systems, supporting safety analysis, and ensuring compliance with safety management systems. Candidates should have a Bachelor's or Master's degree and preferably experience in the maritime defense sector. Competitive salary and benefits are offered, including potential relocation support.