Principal Engineer - Product Safety

Principal Engineer – Product Safety

As a Principal Engineer working as part of the Product Safety Discipline but within the Programme Product Safety team, you will be responsible for leading on Hazard identification, Risk analysis and the development of the scheme of safety alongside subsystem Technical Authorities.

You will provide engineering support and expertise to the Technical Authority, enabling them to create a safe product. You will be responsible for the creation of a safety case argument, built upon a foundation of assurance evidence and other artefacts.

The overarching goal of product safety team is to ensure that hazards are either eliminated or that risk is managed so far as is reasonably practicable. As Principal Engineer, you are expected to be both thought leader and facilitator in the achievement of this goal.

Your main responsibilities as Principal Engineer – Product Safety will be:

· Provide support to the Function TA teams with the management of the hazards, risks and associated mitigations and contribute to the development of the hazard log and the maturity of information contained within.

· Responsible for product safety assessment against major subsystems or key complex technologies

· Verify the quality of submissions to the Hazard Log

· Produce monthly statistics on the contents of the Hazard Log

· Organise and facilitate HAZIDs and review meetings and contribute to other HAZIDs when required.

· Work with the TA teams and embedded Safety Engineers in collating adequate PS related evidence to support the safety case and acceptance via the Requirements and Acceptance Team

· Take the lead on all product safety activities associated with the equipment area allocated to them, potentially delegating, managing and reviewing the work of more junior engineers carrying out aspects of the scope.

Your skills and qualifications:

· Knowledge of product safety management processes and techniques

· Experience of working in more than one phase of the Life Cycle Management (LCM) framework, with sufficient experience of the total LCM to enable a good understanding of adjacent phases and through life engineering issues.

· Awareness of customer (Ship/System Safety) standards such as DSA-02, JSP430, Def. Stan 00-56, Mil Std 882E, BS EN 61508.

· Familiarity with the Product Safety Management Framework

Location: Scotstoun or Filton

Grade: GG11

Benefits: Our employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. We also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Some employees may also be eligible for an annual incentive

Our Naval Ships business

We design and manufacture a range of naval ships and state of the art combat systems and equipment, giving customers the capability to fulfil extensive naval operations. From offshore patrol vessels through to the latest City Class Type 26 frigates that we are building for the UK Royal Navy, and the Australian Hunter Class and Canadian Surface Combatant, we are a business that operates on a truly global platform and can offer a wide range of opportunities where you can play your part in these challenging and exciting projects.

Attracting and retaining the sharpest minds is essential for a globally competitive UK naval engineering business. Our aim is to recruit the very best talent and we welcome applications from a diverse range of people, from all backgrounds, with many different skills, experience and perspectives. We offer the flexibility you need to do what’s important to you, whether that’s job sharing, home working, or simply the ability to flex your start and stop times. Where practical, we’ll support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your full potential.

We are committed to supporting work life balance for all our employees and embrace a range of modern working practices, which aim to enhance flexibility for individuals whilst also enabling business performance. Flexibility provisions vary by role, but include; hybrid working arrangements, flexible working patterns and shift working.

We want to be the leading employer in defence and security for valuing diversity and inclusion. We care about difference in all forms and want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.

For more information on our Diversity & Inclusion work, please click here.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and who have been in their current role for 12 months or longer

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. Click here for more information on national security vetting levels.

Closes 13/11/2025