Principal Engineer - Safety Engineering (Product Safety)

ZipRecruiter; Broughton in Furness; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is looking for a Principal Engineer – Safety Engineering to oversee the Safety Management System and manage product safety for complex projects. This role involves working closely with various teams and requires comprehensive understanding of safety management processes. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring safety compliance and engineering integrity.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering safety management processes is essential.
• Familiarity with systems engineering tools preferred.
• Background in defense or complex systems environment desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Safety Management System.
• Lead hazard and risk identification activities.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Understanding of engineering safety management processes

Hazard analysis

Logical safety arguments

Safety case report

ALARP principles

Tools

DOORS

Enterprise Architect

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Safety Engineering (Product Safety)

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: Negotiable depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

1. Develop, implement and maintain the Safety Management System
2. Produce and manage Project Safety Management Plans
3. Lead Product Safety hazard and risk identification, management and assessment activities
4. Oversee the administration and management of the Project Hazard Log
5. Understand the application of wider Safety Case, Quality and HS&E Management System documentation
6. Lead engagement with internal and external customers, ensuring that their requirements are fully considered and adequately supported where appropriate and agreed
7. Complete peer reviews, checking, verification and assurance tasks to demonstrate the adequacy and robustness of the Safety Case and supporting documentation
8. Oversee and peer review junior rules in the Product Safety team

Your skills and experiences:

Essential: Understanding of engineering safety management processes, such as hazard analysis, logical safety arguments and safety case report. Reasonable understanding of safety within systems engineering – including establishment of good engineering requirements and how they will be delivered through engineering processes. Understanding of ALARP principles and application of processes.

Desirable: Systems engineering tools and techniques – (e.g., DOORS, Enterprise Architect). Experience working in a defence or other complex systems environment involving software products.

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers employee share plans, a wide range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans, shopping discounts, and possibly an annual incentive.

The Safety & Environmental team:

This role requires regular interaction with the Principal Engineering Manager – Product Integrity, Engineering Delivery Managers, and Senior Engineering Managers within the Integrated Design Teams (IDT), Office of Chief Engineer, and external partners such as the UK MoD, SDA, and SSNA. As the Senior Safety & Environmental Engineering Consultant, you will support the Head of Engineering SSNA/Principal Engineering Manager – Product Integrity.

You will be responsible for developing and maintaining the Project Product Safety Management System and Product Safety Cases for the SSNA project, and guiding others in solving complex project-related issues from a Product Safety perspective.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to eligibility.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you can make a real difference. We foster an inclusive culture that values thought, rewards integrity and merit, and empowers you to fulfill your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and strive for inclusive recruitment processes.

If you have a health condition (e.g., dyslexia, autism, anxiety disorder) that may affect your performance in assessments, please speak to your recruiter about reasonable adjustments.

Many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions. Factors such as your nationality, previous nationalities, and place of birth can restrict your eligibility for certain roles.

All applicants must meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard; higher security vetting levels may require 5-10 years of continuous residence in the UK.

Closing Date: 4th June 2025. We reserve the right to close early if sufficient applications are received.

If interested, please submit your application early. LI-AB1 LI-Hybrid