Principal Product Safety Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Principal Product Safety Engineer to join their Integrated Development Team in Coventry. This role focuses on ensuring safety management across submarine systems, requiring a strong engineering background and experience in safety engineering. The position offers flexible working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package, including a competitive pension scheme and employee discounts.

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

• Obtained or predicted 2:2 in a Bachelor’s or Master’s Engineering degree.
• Experience as a Product Safety Engineer in maritime defence preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Product Safety tasks are completed across multiple systems.
• Support Hazard Identification and Analysis studies.
• Assist in generating safety reports.

Skills

Safety and Systems Engineering

Engineering Life Cycle Management

Teamwork

Agility in working practices

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Engineering degree

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Principal Product Safety Engineer

Location: Coventry

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. Working as part of an Integrated Development Team, established to develop and deliver submarine systems/capability.
2. 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.
3. Supporting Hazard Identification and Analysis studies.
4. Assisting with or generating safety reports.
5. Ensuring the Integrated Development Team operates within the project Safety Management System.
6. Liaising with other Integrated Development Teams and the Whole Boat Safety Team.

Your skills and experiences:

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

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance, and a Company-contributed Share Incentive Plan. Additional benefits include flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work, and employee discounts. You may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Product Safety Team:

To support our ongoing need to recruit the best engineering talent, BAE Systems Submarines is delighted to shortly be opening a new office in Coventry.

BAE Systems Submarines is experiencing significant growth and is actively recruiting various roles to support our submarine programs, which are critical to our mission. If you're interested in understanding how submarines operate and how the Royal Navy manages submarine operations, 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 submarine systems and ensure system interactions consider Product Safety appropriately. The role involves all aspects of safety management and safety case delivery, including safety requirements capture, hazard identification, hazard data management, application of the ALARP principle, creation and maintenance of safety documentation, and continuous improvement of the safety management system. This role offers a broad overview of a complex system (i.e., submarine).

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

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you can make a real difference. You'll be part of 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 to make our recruitment processes as inclusive as possible.

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

Please note that many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions, which may limit your eligibility based on nationality, previous nationalities, and place of birth. All applicants must meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles require higher Security Vetting, typically requiring 5 to 10 years of continuous residence in the UK, depending on the vetting level.

Closing Date: 30th May 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. Therefore, early application is encouraged.

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