Principal Engineer - Safety & Environmental Engineering (Product Safety)

BAE Systems, Beanthwaite, Cumbria

Principal Engineer - Safety & Environmental Engineering (Product Safety)

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BAE Systems, Beanthwaite, Cumbria

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 7 Nov | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 8c2d5e5e7acc41b78bcb91788d18e140

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, Leading a small team
  • Delivering functional Safety Cases
  • Complex safety analysis and justification
  • Desirable: Previous submarine experience
  • Particularly Vehicle Control
  • Complex Control Systems

    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.

    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.