Principal Safety & Environmental Engineer

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Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Principal Safety & Environmental Engineer to support the development and management of Product Safety requirements. This role involves collaborating with a team of engineers to ensure safety in complex systems, offering a competitive salary and extensive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible benefits including health and wellbeing perks

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 is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support derivation and management of Product Safety requirements.
• Influence development of safe design and Project Safety Case.
• Complete peer reviews for Safety Case adequacy.

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:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers employee share plans, extensive flexible benefits including health, wellbeing, lifestyle perks, 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 team of about 50 engineers, working collaboratively from the early stages of major development programs, offering opportunities to influence project progress and develop your career within BAE Systems. Relocation support is available for eligible roles.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place to make a real difference within an inclusive culture that values 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 performance, please discuss reasonable adjustments with your recruiter.

Security and Eligibility:

Many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions. Applicants must meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard and may require higher security vetting, typically involving 5 to 10 years of continuous UK residency, depending on the role.

Closing Date: 30th May 2025. We may close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. Early application is encouraged.

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