Principal Product Safety Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Principal Product Safety Engineer, where your expertise in safety analysis will shape product design. You'll engage in essential design activities, applying recognized good practices and leading a safety team to ensure compliance with industry standards. This role offers a dynamic environment where your contributions will be valued, and you'll have the opportunity to influence design decisions across various projects. With flexible working arrangements and a commitment to inclusivity, this position is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in a supportive and innovative setting.

Benefits

Competitive Pension Scheme

Enhanced Annual Leave

Company Contributed Share Incentive Plan

Flexible Working

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle2work

Employee Discounts

Annual Incentive Eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience with safety analysis techniques in regulated industries.
• Familiarity with UK Defence Standards and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety design activities and coordinate safety assessments.
• Support development of a healthy product safety culture.

Skills

Safety Analysis Techniques

Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA)

Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)

Event Tree Analysis (ETA)

Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA)

System Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA)

Product Safety Experience

Knowledge of IEC 61508

STEM Degree

Education

STEM Degree

Tools

Centralised Modelling Tool

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Principal Product Safety Engineer

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Brough, Filton, Frimley, Portsmouth, Weymouth or Manchester. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

1. Attending and reporting to Daily Stand Up Meetings (DSUM)
2. Design activities including:
1. Holding requirement elicitation workshops
2. Applying Product Safety Recognised Good Practice (e.g. IEC 61508, RTCA DO 178C etc.)
3. Coordinating and undertaking analysis (Hazard identification, Analysis and Assessment)
4. Risk reduction activities (reducing risk ALARP)
5. Defining suitable design options and analysing options
6. Applying a systems engineering approach to safety products including Working within a centralised modelling tool
7. Technically leading and coordinating a small safety team as required
8. Preparing safety assessments as required to support system design and development
9. Preparation of Design Safety Justification supporting inputs
10. Providing Safety SME to product design and gate reviews
11. Governing and assuring parts of the organisation
12. Supporting the development and maintenance of a healthy product Safety Culture within the team and wider business

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

1. Familiarity with UK Defence Standard and publications such as Defence Standard 00-56, Defence Standard 00-55, DSA-01, DSA-02
2. Good working knowledge of safety analysis techniques such as:
1. Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA)
2. Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
3. Event Tree Analysis (ETA)
4. Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA)
5. System Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA)
3. STEM degree with Product Safety experience within a regulated industry
4. Good working knowledge of the requirements of IEC 61508 and/or IEC 61511 for complex Software and Hardware Safety Instrumented Systems

Desirable:

1. Experience of model-based Systems Engineering
2. Chartered Engineer status or working toward chartership
3. Experience within the Defence Industry
4. Familiarity with Cyber-Safety concepts
5. Experience of development of complex Systems of Systems (SoS)
6. Knowledge of Safety standards and practices outside of the Defence domain such as Civil Aerospace, Rail, Oil & Gas or other Process Industries

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 Safety & Environmental Team:

As the Principal Engineer – Product Safety the primary duties for this role will be heavily focused on the safety during the product design process. You will bring an experience of using different analysis techniques with a broad understanding of how to apply these techniques to different standards.

You will influence areas of design with other engineers in the team to ensure a holistic solution. 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, 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, minorities, people with disabilities and individuals.

If you have a 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 nationality, any security clearances 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 residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 1st May 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.