Principal Engineer - Product Safety

This vacancy is not currently eligible for the UK Employee Referral Scheme.

Description

This vacancy is open to permanent and fixed-term BAE Systems employees only. While agency workers have access to relevant permanent opportunities, this role has been designated as an internal opportunity and therefore only permanent and fixed-term employees of BAE Systems are eligible to apply.

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your Line Manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

WTA Principal Engineer Product Safety

We’re looking for a Principal Engineer Product Safety to join the Warship Technical Authority (WTA) in the Portsmouth Naval Base. This is a varied and engaging role working closely with project and engineering teams across BAE Systems and the Ministry of Defence, engaging stakeholders at multiple levels of the organisation.

The role involves delivering a wide range of safety engineering activities in support of complex programmes, including conducting ship visits and undertaking occasional travel. This position offers the opportunity to broaden technical expertise, gain diverse engineering experience, and make a meaningful contribution to Safety compliant programme delivery.

Your main responsibilities as WTA Principal Engineer Product Safety will include:

• Being part of the Safety and Safety Hub organisation to support the QEC, T45, T23, Hunt and OPV platforms

• To ensure RN Platform compliance with UK and International Legislation and other MOD procedures

• Working with the engineering teams and In-Service Support teams to provide input to the effect on Platform, System and Equipment Safety Cases on behalf of the UK MoD Authority

• Attend, and represent Class Safety Leads when required, at Design Reviews and Safety Assessment Workshops

• Provide SME advice on Product Safety management within respective projects.

• Make Safety Engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility

• Identification of business opportunities and the preparation of bids in Safety Management.

• Production of estimates, creates and/or assists in the production of design requirement specifications

• Provide the Safety Engineering Technical Lead in the management and delivery of tasking

Your skills and qualifications:

• Experienced Product Safety & Environmental practitioner

• Degree/HNC level qualification in an engineering subject or have demonstrable experience within an engineering sector

• Recognised Safety Management qualifications

• Experience of working accordance with agreed and approved Safety Management Systems

• Experience of Safety Management tools, techniques and standards

• Engineering, naval, industrial, or maritime background, or experience in a similar sector such as Oil and Gas or Pharmaceuticals, or equivalent competence gained through work-based experience

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base (hybrid working)

Grade: GG11

Flexible Working: Attracting and retaining the sharpest minds is essential for a globally competitive 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.

Maritime and Land Defence Solutions

As part of Defence Solutions, our Warship Support, Products and Munitions businesses play a vital role in ensuring naval forces remain equipped, ready, and capable across the full spectrum of operations, both at sea and on land.

In Warship Support, we sustain the Royal Navy’s surface fleet from HM Naval Base Portsmouth, from platform maintenance and system upgrades to deployed operational support, we work alongside the Royal Navy to ensure fleet availability and mission readiness. Our work ranges from routine dockyard tasks to complex engineering enhancements, keeping everything from T45 Destroyers to Type 23 Frigates and Aircraft Carriers modern, effective, and ready for operations.

Across our Maritime Products portfolio, we deliver advanced systems and equipment such as combat systems, sensors, propulsion technologies, and training solutions. From torpedoes like Sting Ray and Spearfish and mine neutraliser Archerfish to cutting-edge radar systems such as Sampson, Artisan and Commander Land our technology gives the Royal Navy and its allies superior detection, tracking, and engagement capability. These systems sit at the core of modern naval operations, ensuring platforms perform in the most demanding maritime environments.

We operate across the UK and are proud to employ skilled professionals across engineering, manufacturing, project management, logistics, and more. Join us, and you’ll contribute to critical defence programmes that protect national security and support front-line operations.

There are endless opportunities to grow at BAE Systems, and we will build upon the diversity of your experience through supporting your movement across our organisation. Our mission is to support our colleagues reach their full potential and so you’ll always find something new that will continue to inspire and provide an exciting and varied career that continues to play a crucial role in creating a secure tomorrow for generations to come.

We believe when you bring together different people and different perspectives it inspires creativity and drives innovation. It helps us fulfil our purpose and it's integral to our culture. We want everyone to be heard and respected, allowing us all to develop in an inclusive workplace and thrive together. 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.

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

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.

Job: Engineering

Primary Location: Portsmouth

Organisation: Maritime & Land Sector (GSF)

Closing Date: 19/Nov/26, 11:59:00 PM