Principal Safety & Environmental Engineer

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Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Principal Safety & Environmental Engineer to manage Product Safety requirements and support safety management processes. The role involves collaborating with a team of engineers on major development programs and ensuring products are safe to operate. The position offers a competitive pension scheme and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Potential annual incentives

Qualifications

• Understanding of engineering safety management processes.
• Experience in systems engineering and safety case reports.
• Knowledge of ALARP principles.

Responsibilities

• Support the derivation and management of Product Safety requirements.
• Influence the development of a safe design and Project Safety Case.
• Conduct peer reviews and assurance tasks for the Safety Case.

Skills

Engineering safety management processes

Hazard analysis

Safety case report

ALARP principles

Tools

DOORS

Enterprise Architect

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Principal Safety & Environmental Engineer

Location: Barrow-In-Furness, Portsmouth, BroadOak, Frimley, Weymouth, Plymouth or Bristol

Salary: Negotiable, depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

1. Support the derivation and manage Product Safety requirements derived from Product Safety hazard and risk identification
2. Work in accordance with Project Safety Management Plans
3. Influence the development of a safe design, the Project Safety Case including logical technical safety arguments and Safety Case justification reports
4. Support hazard identification meetings and the maintenance of the project hazard log
5. Complete peer reviews, checking, verification and assurance tasks to demonstrate the adequacy and robustness of the Safety Case and supporting documentation

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 complex systems environment involving software products

Benefits:

In addition to a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers employee share plans, flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans, shopping discounts, and potential annual incentives.

The SSNA Combat System Team:

As a Principal Engineer, you will support the Engineering Delivery Manager in developing, delivering, and maintaining the Project Product Safety Management System and Product Safety Case to ensure products are safe to own and legal to operate.

You will join a growing team of about 50 engineers and collaborate from the early stages of major development programs, influencing project progress and advancing your career within BAE Systems. Relocation support packages are available 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 reach your potential.

We welcome applicants 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 assessments, please discuss reasonable adjustments with your recruiter. Please note that many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions, which may limit eligibility based on nationality, previous nationality, or place of birth. All applicants must meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard; higher security vetting may require 5 to 10 years of continuous residence in the UK.

Closing Date: 30th May 2025. We may close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply early. LI-AB1 LI-Hybrid