Senior Product Compliance Engineer

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

Job summary

A leading defence contractor in the UK seeks a Senior Product Compliance Engineer to support the development and delivery of submarine systems. This role involves working on product safety tasks throughout the engineering lifecycle. Candidates should have a relevant engineering degree or experience in the maritime defence sector. The position offers hybrid work arrangements and competitive benefits including a pension scheme and health plans.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Obtained or predicted 2:2 in Engineering degree, or relevant experience.
• Understanding of Safety and Systems Engineering and Engineering Life Cycle Management.
• Experience delivering tasks in a team and unsupervised.

Responsibilities

• Assist System Engineers with submarine systems development.
• Develop understanding of submarine systems and their interactions.

Skills

Safety and Systems Engineering

Verbal communication

Written communication

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Engineering degree

Job description

Job Title: Senior Product Compliance Engineer

Location: Barrow-In-Furness, Brough, Portsmouth, Weymouth, Frimley, Manchester or Filton. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements.

Salary: Competitive

Job Description

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

Responsibilities

As a Product Safety Engineer, you will assist System Engineers in influencing submarine systems and capability development. You will develop an understanding of how submarine systems work and work together and ensure that the system of system interactions considers Product Safety appropriately.

Requirements

• Obtained or predicted 2:2 in a Bachelor’s or Master’s Engineering degree. In the absence of a degree, then sufficient and relevant work experience will be considered and a desire to obtain a degree will also be considered
• An understanding of ‘Safety and Systems Engineering’ and of the ‘Engineering Life Cycle Management’
• Experience working and delivering tasks as part of team, but also capable of working and delivering tasks unsupervised
• Self-motivated, with good verbal and written communication skills
• Practical experience as a Product Safety Engineer in the maritime defence sector is preferable, although experience in other sectors will be considered

Benefits

We offer a competitive pension scheme, 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.

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 that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

BAE Systems is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and having a culture where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential.