Senior Engineer – Site Safety Case (Human Factors)

BAE Systems; Millom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company is seeking a Senior Safety Case Engineer focusing on Human Factors in Millom. You will provide customer roles within the Safety Case team, supporting assessments and human error probabilities. The ideal candidate has a relevant degree and demonstrable Human Factors experience. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements are available, alongside a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Relocation support packages

Qualifications

• Degree in Human Factors or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrable Human Factors experience.
• Experience with writing Human Factors assessment reports.
• Experience in a high hazard area industry.

Responsibilities

• Providing a Human Factors Intelligent Customer role.
• Supporting human factors assessments.
• Supporting the assessment of human error probabilities.
• Representing the Safety Case team in discussions.
• Support Safety Case delivery.
• Contribute to Stakeholder Review of documentation.

Skills

Degree in Human Factors or equivalent experience

Demonstrable Human Factors experience

Experience with writing Human Factors assessment reports

High hazard area industry experience

Job description

Job Title: Senior Safety Case Engineer (Human Factors)

Location: Barrow-In-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please talk to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Negotiable depending on experience

What you’ll be doing

• Providing a Human Factors Intelligent Customer role within the Safety Case team
• Supporting human factors assessments
• Supporting the assessment of human error probabilities and any associated providing Human Factors advice
• Representing the Safety Case team in discussions with the wider business
• Providing an interface between the Safety Case and Human Factors Teams
• Supporting Safety Case delivery
• Contribute to Stakeholder Review of relevant documentation
• Interface with internal and external stakeholders as required by their scope of work

Your skills and experiences

Essential

• Degree in Human Factors or equivalent experience
• Demonstrable Human Factors experience
• Experience with writing Human Factors assessment reports and contributing to safety cases
• High hazard area industry experience

Desirable:

• Human error assessment experience
• Chartered Engineer or working towards this

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 Hazard and Analysis team

You will be working with a team of technical specialist working within the site safety case team, which is currently around 30 strong and is growing and developing as we undertake the Dreadnought and Site Redevelopment Programmes. We are currently producing safety cases covering Astute and Dreadnought build and commissioning. 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 talk 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: 6th November 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.