Nuclear Safety Case Engineer

BAE Systems; Barrow-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Barrow-in-Furness is seeking a Nuclear Safety Case Engineer to oversee and author nuclear substantiation documentation. The role offers hybrid working options and involves a proven background in nuclear safety, producing technical reports, and managing stakeholders. This position comes with significant career development opportunities and a competitive salary up to £60,000 depending on experience.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Flexible discounted health benefits

Employee share plans

Qualifications

• Experience in Nuclear, other high hazard, or highly regulated industry.
• Dedicated in driving all deliverable associated activities through due process.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing and authoring nuclear substantiation documentation.
• Reviewing calculations & analysis work.
• Supporting periodic review of safety.

Skills

Nuclear Safety or Safety Case Analysis

Producing high quality technical reports

Excellent stakeholder management

Education

Degree in a STEM subject

Chartered Engineer from the Engineering Council

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Nuclear Safety Case Engineer

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

Salary: £60,000 + depending on experience

What you’ll be doing

• Overseeing and authoring nuclear substantiation documentation to support the site safety case
• Reviewing calculations & analysis work
• Supporting periodic review of safety
• Taking ownership of deliverables and demonstrating a high level of autonomy
• Providing support of implementation of substantiation requirements
• Working closely with Human Factors, Site Safety Case and Engineering Authority Teams
• Support in the development of other Nuclear Substantiation team members
• Collaborate with the wider business on Nuclear substantiation related activities

Your skills and experiences

Essential

• Experience of Nuclear Safey or Safety Case Analysis
• Experience in Nuclear, other high hazard, or highly regulated industry
• Ability to produce high quality technical reports
• Dedicated in driving all deliverable associated activities through due process
• Excellent stakeholder management

Desirable

• Broad understanding of multiple engineering disciplines
• Chartered Engineer from the Engineering Council and a member of a relevant professional body
• Degree qualified in a STEM subject

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 Engineering - Nuclear Substantiation team

You will be joining a key team with some great development opportunities both in the technical and managerial streams. Native to the team, there are opportunities to get involved in the design substantiation and safety justification of a variety of assets and facilities spanning mechanical, civil and structural, and electrical, in addition to getting in involved in finite element analysis and simulation using the latest cutting edge tools and techniques. This also involves regular interaction and joint working with the Engineering Authority, Site Specialist Engineers, Site Safety Case, Human Factors, as well as Boat Services and Boat Build functions delivering an exceptionally varied and diverse scope. This interaction offers plenty of development opportunities both in terms of formal secondments and informal extended collaboration to suite you and your career aspirations.

Whether you are an experienced Principal Engineer or an aspiring Senior Engineer, there could be an exciting and fulfilling opportunity waiting for you at the Nuclear Substantiation and Analysis team - SEA (DDC) at BAE Systems. Apply today to see how far you can go. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarine 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 10th October 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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• Register an account (this is optional, you can apply as a guest)
• Provide contact information
• Upload your cv
• Complete a short diversity & inclusion questionnaire

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