Product Safety Engineer

BAE Systems; Tamworth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense company in the UK is seeking a Product Safety Engineer. This role involves evaluating aircraft and system design safety throughout the Engineering Lifecycle. Candidates must have a degree in a STEM subject and experience in safety engineering within a safety-critical industry. The position offers hybrid working arrangements and a competitive salary starting from £49,400 depending on skills and experience.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Discounted health and lifestyle benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive possibility

Qualifications

• Degree in a STEM subject or equivalent experience.
• Experience in safety engineering within a safety-critical industry.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate aircraft and system/sub-system design safety.
• Generate and review safety engineering outputs.
• Ensure certification evidence supports product design safety.
• Assess impacts of customer deviations from design.
• Support generation of Risk Assessments.

Skills

STEM degree or equivalent experience

Safety Engineering experience in a safety-critical industry

Job description

Job title

Product Safety Engineer

Location

Warton – hybrid and flexible working arrangements available. Please speak to your recruiter about options for this particular role.

Salary

£49,400+ depending on skills and experience.

What you’ll be doing

• Evaluation of aircraft and system/sub‑system design safety in support of platform safety certification throughout the Engineering Lifecycle
• Generating, updating and reviewing Aircraft, System and Sub‑System Safety Engineering outputs to industry safety standards
• Ensuring that Certification evidence supports achievement of an acceptable level of product design safety with respect to Design Airworthiness requirements and identified hazards
• Assessing customer deviations from the design for adverse impact on product integrity and identifying recovery routes (where necessary)
• Supporting the generation of Risk Assessments, ensuring suitable justification exists for action and the adequacy of the proposed remedial/recovery action in mitigating Product safety risk or safety performance degradation
• Supporting people responsibilities such as career development plans and aspirations

Your skills and experiences

Essential:

• A degree in a STEM subject or equivalent relevant experience
• Safety Engineering experience in a safety‑critical industry

Desirable:

• Engineering integration role within any lifecycle/product area
• Requirements Engineering, Configuration and Data Management
• Qualification and Certification
• Model Based Systems Engineering, Agile / Scrum Development

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme, employee share plans, flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, green car scheme, private health plans, shopping discounts, and the possibility of an annual incentive.

The Platform Integration Safety Team

The Platform Integration Safety Team brings safety, innovation and future air power together. As a Product Safety Engineer you will work on one of the many platforms offered by BAE Systems Air, ensuring they are safe, sustainable and prepared for tomorrow’s challenges. Your work will span from next‑generation sixth‑generation fighter jets to AI, autonomy and digital engineering, supporting global customers in maintaining peak fleet performance and defining industry safety, security and environmental standards.

Why BAE Systems?

We offer a culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity and merit, and empowers you to reach your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or health conditions. Many roles require baseline personnel security standard and higher levels of national security vetting, with additional residency requirements for certain levels of clearance.

Closing Date

9th December 2025

Application Process

Apply via the BAE Systems careers site. You may register an account or apply as a guest, upload your CV, and complete a short diversity & inclusion questionnaire. When applying for this role you will be redirected to the site; you will be required to provide contact information and complete the short questionnaire. If interested, submit your application as early as possible.

Security and Eligibility

Many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. Eligibility may be affected by nationality, previous nationalities, place of birth, and residency duration. All applicants must meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard, and many roles require higher levels of National Security Vetting with 5–10 years of continuous UK residency for certain vetting levels.

Additional Information

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.