Principal Engineer - Product Safety

ZipRecruiter; Bishopton; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Principal Engineer – Product Safety to oversee product safety activities. This role involves planning and managing safety tasks, leading technical teams, and building safety arguments for complex systems. Ideal candidates will have experience in hazard identification and risk management, as well as professional registration. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, with flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Company contributed Share Incentive Plan

Cycle2work

Employee assistance programme

Employee discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Practitioner knowledge of the HazID processes.
• Hands-on experience of hazard assessment and risk management.
• Able to work and communicate effectively with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Planning and executing product safety activities.
• Facilitating processes and managing hazard logs.
• Analyzing risks and defining safety arguments.

Skills

Knowledge of HazID processes

Experience leading a technical team

Creating a safety argument for complex products

Strong communication and problem-solving skills

Degree in technology, engineering, or IT

Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional registration

Education

Degree in technology, engineering, science or IT

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Product Safety

Location: UK Wide – (Primary sites – Scotstoun, Broad Oak, Portsmouth, Frimley and Filton are also alternatives). We offer hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Up to £70,000 commensurate with skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

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  Planning, execution and reporting or product safety activities

  
  




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  Process facilitation and specialist process guidance for HazID, analysis and risk management

  
  




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  Defining the safety argument and articulation of the safety case

  
  




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  Management of the hazard log, information set and assurance evidence

  
  




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  Specific analysis in support of the risk assessment

  
  




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  Taking responsibility for product safety assessment against major subsystems or key complex technologies

  
  

Your Skills and Experiences

Essential:

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  Practitioner knowledge and hands on experience of the HazID processes e.g. Functional Failure Analysis, hazard assessment and risk management.

  
  




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  Experience leading a technical team

  
  




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  Hands on experience creating a safety argument for a complex product

  
  




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  Strong communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to liaise with stakeholders at various levels alongside presentation and facilitation skills

  
  




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  Applicants should ideally be Degree qualified or have equivalent experience, likely to be in a technology, engineering, science or IT related discipline

  
  




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  Applicants should be a Chartered Engineer or hold another equivalent professional registration with a relevant institution

  
  

Desirable:

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  A background within a Naval/Maritime environment or similar highly regulated industry

  
  

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Product Safety Team:

The Product Safety team is a group of 40 practitioners deployed across a wide range of programmes. You might be working in a team on a large complex programme or individually for one or many smaller programmes

Accountability for the safety of the design solution rests with the Technical Authority. Your role is to support the Technical Authority in their decision making, create a plan of activities that will ensure that by working within the Product safety management framework, risks have been identified systematically and managed so far as is reasonably practicable. You will become exposed to a wide range of technical disciplines, be able to follow technical argument and be able to influence the integrity of the final product.

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 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 , any 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 Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 23rd July 2025. Interviews will take place w/c 4th August.

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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