Senior Engineer - Safety and Environmental (Safety)

BAE Systems; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems is seeking a Senior Product Safety Engineer to enhance product safety for submarine projects, with responsibilities that include developing Safety Management Systems and managing safety case evaluations. The ideal candidate will hold a STEM degree and possess an awareness of the environmental challenges in product safety. Join a company that values diversity and offers extensive employee benefits, including relocation support and a robust pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Relocation support packages

Qualifications

• Essential: STEM Degree or equivalent. Awareness of environmental challenges for product safety.
• Desirable: Knowledge of lifecycle phases for submarines. Ability to interpret technical data.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Safety Management System.
• Undertake safety hazard and risk identification activities.
• Support training delivery to the Product Safety community.

Skills

STEM Knowledge

Technical Data Interpretation

Education

STEM Degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Title: Senior Product Safety Engineer

Location: Coventry - 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:

• Develop, implement and maintain the Safety Management System
• Support the production of Project Safety Management Plans
• Undertake Product Safety hazard and risk identification, management and assessment activities
• Support construction of the Project Product Safety Case including Safety Case Reports
• Support administration and management of the Project Hazard Log
• Support the delivery training to the Product Safety and Environmental domains and the wider BAE Systems community
• Produce, present and articulate clear and logical technical safety arguments
• Complete peer reviews, checking, verification and assurance tasks to demonstrate the adequacy and robustness of the Project Safety Case and supporting documentation

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Science/Technology/Engineering/Mathematics (STEM) Degree or equivalent
• Awareness of the challenges posed by the environment that the product will be exposed to

Desirable:

• Awareness of design, manufacturing, assembly, commissioning and testing submarines lifecycle phases
• Ability to interpret technical data

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Integrated Combat Systems Team:

As a Product Safety Engineer, you will provide support to the Engineering Delivery Manager in the development, delivery and maintenance of the Project Product Safety Management System and Product Safety Case to ensure Products are safe to own and legal to operate. 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 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 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.

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 nationalities 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 National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 21st July 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.