Principal Engineer - Safety & Environmental Engineering (Product Safety)

BAE Systems

Principal Engineer - Safety & Environmental Engineering (Product Safety)

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BAE Systems, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 21 Sep | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 12c5fe6e17974929907d25146735fcf9

Full Job Description

  • Responsible for leading a small team developing a functional Safety Case
  • Managing the production of a functional Safety Case to a defined schedule, reporting to a Safety Engineering Manager
  • Undertaking complex safety analysis using techniques such as Fault Tree analysis and Event Tree Analysis
  • Producing written function safety justifications
  • Liaising with a wide range of stakeholders both external and internal to the business, typically System Engineers, Human Factors Subject Matter Experts (SME) etc, If you are interested in understanding how submarines operate and how the Royal Navy operate the submarines, then this role is for you. 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.

    STEM Degree or relevant experience in:
  • Leading a small team
  • Delivering functional Safety Cases
  • Complex safety analysis and justification
  • Desirable:
  • Previous submarine experience
  • Particularly Vehicle Control
  • Complex Control Systems

    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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

    Salary: Competitive, 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 - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.