Senior Engineer - Product Safety

ZipRecruiter; Inverkeithing; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Senior Engineer – Product Safety to develop submarine systems in various locations. This role focuses on ensuring compliance with Product Safety through analytical techniques. Join a dynamic Integrated Development Team committed to safety excellence and innovation in engineering.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Employee assistance programme

Cycle2work scheme

Employee discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience with international hazard analysis techniques.
• Ability to deliver Product Safety cases.
• Working towards professional chartership is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Product Safety tasks across systems.
• Support Hazard Identification and Analysis studies.
• Assist in generating safety reports.

Skills

Product Safety Requirements

Hazard Identification

Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)

Functional Safety Analysis (FSA)

Audit and Review Skills

Job description

Job Description

Job Title:Senior Engineer – Product Safety

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Brough, Filton, Frimley, Portsmouth, Weymouth or Manchester. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

• Working as part of an Integrated Development Team, established to develop and deliver submarine systems / capability




• Specifically focusing on ensuring that Product Safety tasking and activities are completed across multiple systems in support of project milestones through all stages of Engineering Life Cycle Management




• Supporting Hazard Identification and Analysis studies




• Assisting with or generating safety reports




• Ensuring the Integrated Development Team operates within the project Safety Management System




• Liaising with other Integrated Development Teams and the Whole Boat Safety Team

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Product Safety Requirements identification and capture




• Product Safety hazard identification and analysis using internationally recognised techniques such as Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA), Functional Safety Analysis (FSA), Zonal Hazard Analysis (ZHA), Hazard and Operability Analysis (HAZOP), Accident Sequence Modelling (ASM)




• Delivery of Product Safety cases and management systems




• Review and appraisal of Product Safety cases, influencing others with constructive feedback




• Auditing Product Safety management systems, learning, sharing and influencing others with constructive feedback

Desirable:

• Working towards professional chartership




• An accomplished engineer with a passion for “things Product Safety”




• Ability to influence other stakeholders, internal and external to the role to achieve Product Safety benefits

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Safety & Environmental Team:

Supporting our Dreadnought, Astute and Submarine Nuclear Replacement (SSNR) submarines programmes in the delivery of Safety Management System arrangements and Safety Cases, you will be working with various teams across the submarines network. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 23rd June 2025

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

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