Senior Engineer – Safety & Environmental Engineering (Product Safety)

BAE Systems; Coventry; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Annual incentive

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company based in Coventry is seeking a Senior Product Safety Engineer. The role involves developing and maintaining the Safety Management System, conducting product safety assessments, and managing project hazard logs. Ideal candidates should have a STEM degree and awareness of submarine lifecycle phases. Benefits include competitive salary packages, flexible working options, and support for health and wellness. This company values diversity and is committed to inclusive recruitment practices.

Qualifications

• Awareness of environmental challenges affecting product design.
• Experience in managing product safety risks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Safety Management System.
• Support Project Safety Management Plans and assessments.
• Administer and manage Project Hazard Log.
• Deliver training in Product Safety and Environmental domains.
• Assist with Project Hazard Log administration and management.
• Support delivery of training across Product Safety and Environmental domains.
• Produce and present clear technical safety arguments.
• Perform peer reviews and verification tasks to demonstrate safety case robustness.

Skills

Awareness of design, manufacturing, assembly, commissioning and testing submarines lifecycle phases

Ability to interpret technical data

Education

Science/Technology/Engineering/Mathematics (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 at 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

10th February 2026

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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Application process

When applying for this role you will be redirected to BAE Systems careers site where you will be required to:

• Register an account (this is optional, you can apply as a guest)
• Provide contact information
• Upload your cv
• Complete a short diversity & inclusion questionnaire

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