Principal Safety & Environmental Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Lossiemouth; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Principal Safety & Environmental Engineer to manage Product Safety requirements and contribute to the development of safe designs. The role involves collaborating with a team of engineers on major development programs, ensuring products are safe and legal to operate. Competitive benefits and relocation support are available.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounts on health and wellbeing

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Potential annual incentive

Qualifications

• Understanding of safety within systems engineering.
• Experience in a defence or complex systems environment.
• Knowledge of good engineering requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support the derivation and manage Product Safety requirements.
• Influence the development of a safe design and Safety Case.
• Complete peer reviews and assurance tasks.

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 other complex systems environment involving software products.

Benefits:

Along with a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers employee share plans, extensive flexible discounts on health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans, shopping discounts, and potentially an annual incentive.

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, ensuring 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 a major development programme. This provides opportunities to influence project progress and develop your career within BAE Systems. Relocation support packages are available for all Submarines roles, subject to eligibility.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you can make a real difference. We value an inclusive culture that rewards integrity and merit, empowering you to fulfill your potential.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, especially from underrepresented communities including women, minorities, people with disabilities, and individuals. If you have a health condition (e.g., dyslexia, autism, anxiety disorder) that could affect assessment performance, please discuss reasonable adjustments with your recruiter.

Additional Information:

Many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions based on factors like nationality, previous roles, and place of birth. All applicants must meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Higher levels of National Security Vetting may be required, typically involving 5 to 10 years of continuous UK residence to qualify.

Closing Date: 30th May 2025. We may close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received, so early submission is encouraged.

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