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Senior Engineer – Safety & Environmental Engineering (Product Safety)
BAE Systems
📍 Coventry
EngineeringHybrid
Job description
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<p><strong>Job Title: </strong>Senior Product Safety Engineer</p>
<p><strong>Location: </strong>Coventry, hybrid</p>
<p>We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please <span class="rec-format">speak</span> to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.</p>
<p><strong>Salary: </strong><span class="rec-format">Competitive</span></p>
<p><strong>Who we are</strong></p>
<p>Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future for all of us.</p>
<p>From the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.</p>
<p><strong>What you will be doing</strong></p>
<p>As a Senior Product Safety Engineer you will support the Engineering Delivery <span class="rec-format">Manager</span> in the development, delivery and maintenance of the Project Product Safety <span class="rec-format">Management</span> System and Product Safety Case. Your work will ensure that products are safe to <span class="rec-format">own</span>, operate and maintain, while meeting all legal and regulatory requirements.</p>
<p><strong>Core duties</strong></p>
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<li>Develop, implement and maintain the Safety <span class="rec-format">Management</span> System, ensuring safety processes are robust, compliant and aligned with engineering and programme requirements</li>
<li>Support the production and maintenance of Project Safety <span class="rec-format">Management</span> Plans, ensuring safety activities are clearly defined and delivered throughout the project lifecycle</li>
<li>Undertake Product Safety hazard and risk identification, <span class="rec-format">management</span> and assessment activities, considering the environmental and operational <span class="rec-format">challenges</span> the product will be exposed to</li>
<li>Support the development of the Project Product Safety Case, including preparation of Safety Case Reports and clear, evidence-based technical safety arguments</li>
<li>Administer and <span class="rec-format">manage</span> the Project Hazard Log, ensuring hazards are identified, recorded, assessed and appropriately <span class="rec-format">managed</span></li>
<li>Apply knowledge from a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) degree or equivalent experience to interpret and <span class="rec-format">analyse</span> technical data and support safety activities across design, manufacturing, assembly, commissioning and testing phases of the submarine lifecycle</li>
<li>Complete peer reviews, checking, verification and assurance tasks to demonstrate the adequacy and robustness of the Project Safety Case and supporting documentation</li>
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<p><strong>Benefits</strong></p>
<p>As well as a <span class="rec-format">competitive</span> pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans and an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits. These include a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts. You may also be eligible for an annual incentive.</p>
<p><strong>The Integrated Combat Systems Team</strong></p>
<p>The Integrated Combat Systems team plays a key role in supporting submarine programmes by ensuring the safe design, development and operation of <span class="rec-format">complex</span> systems. As a Product Safety Engineer within the team, you will help ensure the delivery of robust safety <span class="rec-format">management</span> processes and safety cases that enable products to be owned and operated safely throughout their lifecycle. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.</p>
<p><strong>A place where everyone can thrive</strong></p>
<p>We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.</p>
<p>We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and want to make sure our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism or an anxiety disorder) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please <span class="rec-format">speak</span> to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.</p>
<p>Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export <span class="rec-format">control</span> restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict <span class="rec-format">the roles</span> you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All <span class="rec-format">applicants</span> <span class="rec-format">must</span> as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where <span class="rec-format">applicants</span> <span class="rec-format">must</span> typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for <span class="rec-format">the role</span>.</p>
<p><strong>Why BAE Systems?</strong></p>
<p>Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with <span class="rec-format">confidence</span> and be empowered to be your best.</p>
<p>You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, supporting your financial and personal wellbeing as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a <span class="rec-format">strong</span> sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and be proud of the difference you make.</p>
<p><strong>Closing Date:</strong> 26th May 2026</p>
<p>We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for <span class="rec-format">the role</span>. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.</p>
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Benefits
Hybrid, Flexible hours