Principal Product Safety Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Askam-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Product Safety Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role offers the chance to lead a small team in developing functional safety cases while engaging with various stakeholders. You will conduct complex safety analyses and produce written justifications, ensuring safety management is at the forefront of submarine systems development. With a focus on inclusivity and diversity, this company values your contributions and offers flexible working arrangements, a competitive pension scheme, and a supportive environment for professional growth. If you are passionate about safety engineering and want to make a difference, this opportunity is for you.

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

• Experience in leading teams and delivering functional safety cases.
• Proficient in complex safety analysis and justification.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in developing functional safety cases and managing schedules.
• Conduct complex safety analysis using Fault Tree and Event Tree techniques.

Skills

Team Leadership

Functional Safety Cases

Complex Safety Analysis

Vehicle Control

Complex Control Systems

Education

STEM Degree

Job description

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Principal Product Safety Engineer, askam in furness

Client: BAE Systems

Location: askam in furness, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 4

Posted: 13.04.2025

Expiry Date: 28.05.2025

Job Description:

Job Title: Principal Product Safety Engineer

Location: Frimley, Filton, Broadoak, Brough, Manchester, Weymouth, or 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.

What you’ll be doing:

• Responsible for leading a small team developing a functional Safety Case
• Managing the production of a functional Safety Case to a defined schedule, reporting to a Safety Engineering Manager
• Undertaking complex safety analysis using techniques such as Fault Tree analysis and Event Tree Analysis
• Producing written function safety justifications
• Liaising with a wide range of stakeholders both external and internal to the business, typically System Engineers, Human Factors Subject Matter Experts (SME) etc.

Your skills and experiences:

• STEM Degree or relevant experience

Experience in:

• Leading a small team
• Delivering functional Safety Cases
• Complex safety analysis and justification
• Particularly Vehicle Control
• Complex Control Systems

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:

If you are interested in understanding how submarines operate and how the Royal Navy operate 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.

The role will provide the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of safety management and safety case delivery. This includes safety requirements capture and management, hazard identification and analysis, hazard data management, application of the ALARP principle, creation/maintenance of safety documentation and continuous improvement of the safety management system. The role provides a real opportunity to gain a broad overview of a complex system (i.e. submarine). 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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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: 15th April 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.