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Job title: Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer

Location: Barrow-In-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing

• Deputising for the PNED Build Assurance Manager as Required
• Supporting or lead Nuclear Safety Engineering activities for the Astute and Dreadnought programme, including resolution of emergent issues during the Build and Commission of the Naval Reactor Plant using application of common Safety Engineering techniques where appropriate
• Act as the Intelligent Customer for documentation, advice, services concerning the Naval Reactor Plant and safety case provided to the company
• Developing sound technical solutions to issues arising during construction and commissioning of the Naval Reactor Plant
• Authoring inputs to the Office of the Chief Engineer advising on the compliance of the “as built” Naval Reactor Plant against design, build and commissioning requirements in support of entry in nuclear build phases
• Carry out nuclear safety assessment of the impact of changes to, and deviations from, the Naval Reactor Plant design intent
• Liaising with both internal and external customers as required ensuring that their requirements are adequately supported and that their needs are fully considered and incorporated where appropriate and agreed

Your skills and experiences

Essential:

• Degree level qualification (or equivalent) in a relevant subject such as Engineering of Physical Science
• Understanding of the design, build, commissioning, and operation of Reactor Plant systems
• Demonstrable competence of technical report writing

Desirable:

• Engineering experience in design and build of systems, including and understanding of the role that safety and quality play
• Ability to lead engineering investigations, including Root Cause Analysis
• The ability to constructively challenge and influence others, whilst putting forward clear, concise and credible reasoning to support judgements

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.

Closing date

Closing Date: 8th August 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.

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