Principal Engineer – Nuclear (Nuclear Safety Regulation & Interface)

BAE Systems; Broughton in Furness; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company in the UK seeks a Principal Engineer for Nuclear Safety Regulation. This role involves managing compliance with nuclear regulations, providing technical advice, and mentoring team members. Candidates should have knowledge of the nuclear industry, technical writing experience, and strong communication skills. The position offers competitive pay and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience and/or knowledge of the Nuclear industry and regulatory framework.
• Experience of technical writing and persuasive argument.
• Experience of providing technical advice to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage compliance with Nuclear Site Licence and Environmental Permits.
• Ensure nuclear safety principles are applied to business standards.
• Act as a point of contact for regulatory authorities and industry partners.
• Develop and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Nuclear industry knowledge

Technical writing

Stakeholder communication

Education

Engineering or Science degree

Professional membership

Job description

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Nuclear (Nuclear Safety Regulation & Interface)

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: Competitive

What you’ll be doing

• Managing and providing independent advice and guidance on the requirements of the Nuclear Site Licence, Authorisation and Environmental Permits to relevant business teams to ensure compliance with both statutory and contractual obligations
• Providing advice to the business to ensure that nuclear and radiation safety principles are applied appropriately to the development of compliant business wide standards, processes, management arrangements and documentation
• Directly supporting and influencing leaders and managers throughout the business to comply with key nuclear legislation to enable delivery of the complex Submarine platform
• Acting as a point of contact, developing and managing the interface arrangements between the business and the external regulatory authorities (ONR, DNSR & EA) and industry partners (MoD)
• Developing and mentoring less senior members of the Nuclear Safety Regulation and Interface team as required

Your skills and experiences

Essential:

• Experience and/or knowledge of the Nuclear (or other highly regulated) industry and regulatory framework
• Experience of technical writing and persuasive written argument
• Experience of providing technical advice to stakeholders at various levels

Desirable:

• Engineering or Science (suitable discipline) degree
• Professional membership of an institution (or eligible for)
• Knowledge of nuclear safety case/ license conditions

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 Nuclear Safety Regulation & Interface (NSRI) team

As a Principal Engineer within NSRI, you will be responsible for managing a small specialist team to provide advice and guidance to the business on nuclear site licensing, authorisation, and environmental permitting. The role manages arrangements for demonstration of compliance with relevant legal/contractual obligations, arrangements for interface with Regulators/co‑Authorises and arrangements for delivery of an effective Operational Experience Feedback system. 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 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.

Closing Date

4th December 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.