Principal Engineer - Product Safety Engineering

jobs24.co.uk; Preston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Product Safety Engineer, where you'll be part of a dedicated Integrated Development Team focused on submarine systems. This role offers a chance to delve into the intricacies of how submarines operate and contribute to the development of critical safety measures. You'll collaborate with various teams to ensure that safety tasks are completed efficiently across multiple systems. With a competitive benefits package, including a pension scheme and flexible working options, this position is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in the maritime defence sector while furthering their career in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Company contributed Share Incentive Plan

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Cycle2work

Employee discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Understanding of Safety and Systems Engineering and Engineering Life Cycle Management.
• Practical experience as a Product Safety Engineer in maritime defence is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Support Hazard Identification and Analysis studies.
• Assist with generating safety reports and ensure compliance with safety management systems.

Skills

Safety Engineering

Systems Engineering

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Agility in Working Practices

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering

Job description

Working as part of an Integrated Development Team, established to develop and deliver submarine systems/capability.

Specifically focusing on ensuring that Product Safety tasking and activities are completed across multiple systems in support of project milestones through all stages of Engineering Life Cycle Management.

Supporting Hazard Identification and Analysis studies.

Assisting with or generating safety reports.

Ensuring the Integrated Development Team operates within the project Safety Management System.

Liaising with other Integrated Development Teams and the Whole Boat Safety Team. If you are interested in understanding how submarines operate and how the Royal Navy operates the submarines, then this role is for you. As a Product Safety Engineer, you will assist System Engineers in influencing submarine systems and capability development. You will develop an understanding of how submarine systems work and work together and ensure that the system of system interactions considers Product Safety appropriately.

Minimum Requirements:

1. Obtained or predicted 2:2 in a Bachelor's or Master's Engineering degree.
2. An understanding of Safety and Systems Engineering and of the Engineering Life Cycle Management.
3. Experience working and delivering tasks as part of a team, but also capable of working and delivering tasks unsupervised.
4. The ability to be agile in working practices and customer expectations.
5. Self-motivated, with good verbal and written communication skills.
6. Practical experience as a Product Safety Engineer in the maritime defence sector is preferable, although experience in other sectors will be considered.

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.

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.