Job Title: Principal Product Safety Engineer Location: Frimley, Weymouth, Bristol, Portsmouth, Barrow-in-Furness, Devonport, Plymouth or Brough, dependant on role and your personal circumstances

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: Negotiable, depending on experience What you’ll be doing: Providing advice on product safety matters to project and engineering managers delivering the programmes and ensuring the safety considerations (DEF STAN 0055/0056) are correctly considered and implemented Engaging with third parties, to review and gather supporting safety case evidence Developing safety arguments, both physical and functional, using appropriate safety analysis methods e.g. (FHA/STPA/FMEA/FTA) producing and updating safety case and safety management documentation using appropriate regulations and standards Line managing other safety practitioners Applying ALARP principles Your skills and experiences: Essential: Safety engineering processes, practices and tools Clear understanding of safety engineering & assurance principals Experience and qualified engineers from other disciplines who display the correct behaviours and have an understanding of safety engineering, will actively be considered for this role Desirable: Good communication skills and ability to interact and manage stakeholders Benefits As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive

The Combat Systems Safety Team Working closely with several engineers and technical specialists on both In-Service and In-Build Combat Systems, you will have the opportunity to work on developing safety arguments

This will include developing an understanding of new technologies and sensor systems used to support the safety arguments

We welcome people with experience of the military, defence and maritime industries, who can use their knowledge and learning to help us ensure that we provide the best products into submarines

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential

We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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 10th November 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. LI-KP1 LI-Hybrid