Nuclear Safety Case Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Big Sand; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defence sector is seeking a Principal Engineer for its Nuclear Substantiation team. The ideal candidate will oversee nuclear safety documentation, collaborate across multiple teams, and have a background in nuclear or high-hazard industries. With competitive benefits and opportunities for growth, this role promises a meaningful impact in the field.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Employee share plans

Relocation support packages

Qualifications

• Experience in Nuclear Safety or Safety Case Analysis
• Degree qualified in a STEM subject
• Chartered Engineer from the Engineering Council

Responsibilities

• Overseeing nuclear substantiation documentation to support safety cases
• Reviewing calculations and analysis work
• Supporting periodic review of safety and implementing requirements

Skills

Nuclear Safety

Safety Case Analysis

Technical Reporting

Engineering Disciplines

Education

Degree in STEM

Chartered Engineer

Job description

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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:

• 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
• Determined in driving all deliverable associated activities through due process
• 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

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, 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: 16th July 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.