Senior Product Safety Engineer - Defense Systems Leader

Outsource UK; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems in Portsmouth or Glasgow is seeking a Principal Product Safety Engineer for a 12-month contract. The role requires applying safety processes, leading hazard assessments, and coordinating safety submissions.

Applicants should have strong knowledge of product safety management and related standards, with Defence sector experience considered highly desirable. The position offers hybrid working arrangements and on-site collaboration with the TA teams.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of product safety management processes and techniques.
• Familiarity with standards such as DSA-02 / DSA-03, JSP430, Stan 00-056, Mil Std 882E or BS EN 61508.
• Defence sector experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support to TA teams to identify, manage, and mitigate hazards and risks.
• Coordinate and lead customer engagement workshops and produce safety evidence.
• Conduct product safety assessment for major subsystems ensuring risk is understood and managed.
• Lead SDSAs updates to support safety case refreshes and coordinate input from contributors.

Skills

Product safety management

Safety standards knowledge

Defence background desirable

Job description

BAE Systems in Portsmouth or Glasgow is seeking a Principal Product Safety Engineer for a 12-month contract. The role requires applying safety processes, leading hazard assessments, and coordinating safety submissions.

Applicants should have strong knowledge of product safety management and related standards, with Defence sector experience considered highly desirable. The position offers hybrid working arrangements and on-site collaboration with the TA teams.