Principal Safety & Environmental Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Prestwick; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Principal Safety & Environmental Engineer to support the development and maintenance of the Project Product Safety Management System. The role involves managing safety requirements, influencing design safety, and ensuring compliance with engineering processes. Candidates should have strong knowledge of engineering safety management and relevant systems engineering practices.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounts on health and wellbeing

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Potential annual incentives

Qualifications

• Experience with hazard analysis and safety case reports.
• Reasonable understanding of safety within systems engineering.
• Experience in a defence or complex systems environment is desirable.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Understanding of engineering safety management processes

Understanding of ALARP principles

Understanding of safety within 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 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, extensive flexible discounts on 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, 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 major development programs, influencing project progress and developing 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. Join an inclusive culture that values thought, rewards integrity and merit, and empowers you to fulfill your potential.

We welcome people from all backgrounds and strive for inclusive recruitment processes. If you have a health condition (e.g., dyslexia, autism, anxiety disorder) that may affect assessment performance, please discuss reasonable adjustments with your recruiter. Many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions, which may limit your eligibility based on nationality or previous nationality, and require security vetting, often 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, so early submission is encouraged.