Principal Engineer - Safety Engineering (Product Safety)

ZipRecruiter; Dalton-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Principal Engineer in Safety Engineering to oversee safety management systems and assessments within complex projects. You'll be responsible for leading risk identification and engaging with stakeholders, alongside developing safety cases and managing engineering processes. The role offers flexible working arrangements and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Annual incentive

Relocation support packages

Qualifications

• Understanding of engineering safety processes and hazard analysis.
• Familiar with ALARP principles and systems engineering.
• Desirable: Experience in defense or complex systems environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Safety Management System and Project Safety Management Plans.
• Lead hazard and risk assessments, manage Project Hazard Log.
• Engage with customers, ensure requirements are supported.

Skills

Engineering safety management processes

Hazard analysis

ALARP principles

Systems engineering

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:

• Develop, implement and maintain the Safety Management System
• Produce and manage Project Safety Management Plans
• Lead Product Safety hazard and risk identification, management and assessment activities
• Oversee the administration and management of the Project Hazard Log
• Understand the application of wider Safety Case, Quality and HS&E Management System documentation
• Lead engagement with internal and external customers, ensuring that their requirements are fully considered and adequately supported where appropriate and agreed
• Complete peer reviews, checking, verification and assurance tasks to demonstrate the adequacy and robustness of the Safety Case and supporting documentation
• 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 an annual incentive.

The Safety & Environmental team:

This role will require regular interaction with the Principal Engineering Manager – Product Integrity, Engineering Delivery Managers, 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, and be responsible for developing and maintaining the Project Product Safety Management System and Product Safety Cases for the SSNA project. You will resolve and guide others in solving complex project-related issues across disciplines from a Product Safety perspective.

We offer relocation support packages for all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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 aim for inclusive recruitment processes.

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

Many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions, which may limit your eligibility based on factors like your nationality, previous security clearances, or place of birth.

All applicants must meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Higher security vetting levels may be required, involving 5 to 10 years of continuous residence in the UK, depending on the role.

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

If interested, please submit your application early.

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