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 influence safe design within the SSNA Combat System programme. The role offers opportunities for career development and requires strong understanding of engineering safety management processes. Competitive benefits include a pension scheme, health plans, and relocation support.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Potential annual incentives

Qualifications

• Understanding of engineering safety management processes.
• Reasonable understanding of safety within systems engineering.
• Experience in a defence or complex systems environment.

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

Systems engineering

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 in a defence or complex systems environment involving software products

Benefits:

Along with 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 work collaboratively from the early stages of major development programs. This role offers opportunities to influence project progress within the SSNA Combat System programme and to develop your career at 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 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 that may affect your assessment performance, please discuss reasonable adjustments with your recruiter.

Additional Information:

Many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions, which may limit your eligibility based on factors like nationality, previous roles, or place of birth. All applicants must meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard.

Higher security vetting may require 5 to 10 years of continuous UK residence, depending on the role's vetting level. The closing date for applications is 30th May 2025. We may close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. Early application is encouraged.

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