Senior Engineer - Product Safety

BAE Systems; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Engineer to enhance Product Safety in submarine systems. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with Integrated Development Teams to ensure Product Safety tasks are executed effectively across various systems. Your expertise in hazard identification and analysis will be crucial in supporting project milestones throughout the Engineering Life Cycle Management. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to significant submarine programmes while enjoying a flexible working environment that values diversity and inclusion. If you are passionate about safety engineering and eager to make a difference, this position is for you.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Company contributed Share Incentive Plan

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Cycle2work

Employee discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience in Product Safety and hazard analysis techniques.
• Ability to deliver and review Product Safety cases.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver submarine systems ensuring Product Safety.
• Support Hazard Identification and Analysis studies.

Skills

Product Safety Requirements identification

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)

Auditing Product Safety management systems

Education

Degree in Engineering or related field

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 diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability 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.

Closing Date: 18th April 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.