Senior Product Compliance Engineer

BAE Systems; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Product Compliance Engineer, where your expertise in safety standards and analysis will be pivotal. In this role, you will support the design process by conducting safety assessments and fostering a culture of safety within the team. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a collaborative environment, contributing to critical projects that ensure safety and compliance in product development. With flexible working arrangements and a commitment to diversity, this role is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in the industry while enjoying a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Company contributed Share Incentive Plan

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Cycle2work

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Experience with safety standards and analysis techniques is essential.
• A STEM degree with product safety experience in a regulated industry is required.

Responsibilities

• Support risk reduction and safety assessments for product design.
• Provide Safety SME input to design and gate reviews.
• Foster a healthy product Safety Culture within the team.

Skills

Familiarity with UK Defence Standards

Safety analysis techniques (FHA, FTA, ETA, FMEA, STPA)

STEM degree

Understanding of IEC 61508/IEC 61511

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Centralised modelling tool

Job description

Job Description - Senior Product Compliance Engineer (00125511)

Job Title: Senior Product Compliance Engineer

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.

What you’ll be doing:

• Attending and reporting to Daily Stand Up Meetings (DSUM)
• Design activities including but not limited to supporting risk reduction/analysis and identification
• Applying a systems engineering approach to safety products including working within a centralised modelling tool
• Working within a small safety team environment
• Supporting Non-Safety experienced members of the wider team to achieve desirable safety outcomes
• Supporting and preparing safety assessments as required to support system design and development
• Supporting the preparation of Design Safety Justification supporting inputs
• Providing Safety SME to product design and gate reviews
• Supporting the development and maintenance of a healthy product Safety Culture within the team and wider business

Your skills and experiences:

• Familiarity with UK Defence Standard and publications such as Defence Standard 00-56, Defence Standard 00-55, DSA-01, DSA-02
• Familiarity with safety analysis techniques such as: (FHA) (FTA) (ETA) (FMEA) (STPA)
• STEM degree (ideally with Product Safety experience within a regulated industry)
• An understanding of the principles and requirements of IEC 61508 and/or IEC 61511 for complex Software and Hardware Safety Instrumented Systems

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.

The Safety & Environmental Team:

As the Senior Engineer – Product Safety, the primary duties for this role will be heavily focused on the safety during the product design process. You will undertake analysis and provide outputs to the Principal Engineers where they can provide assistance to develop designs further. 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.

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: 8th May 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.