Principal Safety & Environmental Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Bedale; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Principal Safety & Environmental Engineer, where you will play a crucial role in ensuring product safety across various engineering projects. This position involves managing safety requirements, conducting hazard analysis, and influencing design safety, all while working collaboratively within a diverse team of engineers. With opportunities for career growth and a supportive environment, you will be at the forefront of developing safe and legal products. Embrace the chance to make a real difference in a role that values integrity and innovation.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible benefits

Private health plans

Annual incentive

Qualifications

• Understanding of engineering safety management and hazard analysis.
• Experience in systems engineering and safety case reports.

Responsibilities

• Support Product Safety requirements and manage hazard identification.
• Influence safe design and maintain the project hazard log.

Skills

Engineering safety management processes

Hazard analysis

ALARP principles

Systems engineering tools (DOORS, Enterprise Architect)

Experience in complex systems environment

Tools

DOORS

Enterprise Architect

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:

1. Understanding of engineering safety management processes, such as hazard analysis, logical safety arguments and safety case report.
2. Reasonable understanding of safety within systems engineering – including establishment of good engineering requirements and how they will be delivered through engineering processes.
3. Understanding of ALARP principles and application of processes.
4. Systems engineering tools and techniques – (e.g., DOORS, Enterprise Architect).
5. Experience working in a defence or other complex systems environment involving software products.

BAE Systems offers a competitive pension scheme, employee share plans, flexible benefits including health, wellbeing, and lifestyle discounts, private health plans, and an annual incentive.

The SSNA Combat System Team:

As a Principal Engineer, you will support the Engineering Delivery Manager in developing and maintaining the Project Product Safety Management System and Product Safety Case, ensuring products are safe to own and legal to operate. You will join a team of about 50 engineers, working collaboratively on major development programmes, with opportunities for career growth and relocation support.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place to make a real difference within an inclusive culture that values diversity, integrity, and merit. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, including underrepresented groups. If you have a disability or health condition affecting assessment, please discuss reasonable adjustments with your recruiter.

Note: Many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions, requiring security clearances including Baseline Personnel Security Standard and potentially higher levels depending on the role.

Closing Date:

8th May 2025

We may close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. Please apply early if interested.