Overview

Senior Engineer – Safety and Environmental (Safety)

Location: Coventry – Hybrid and flexible working arrangements available; please speak to your recruiter about options for this role.

Salary: Competitive

Closing Date: 17th September 2025

What you’ll be doing

• Develop, implement and maintain the Safety Management System
• Support the production of Project Safety Management Plans
• Undertake Product Safety hazard and risk identification, management and assessment activities
• Support construction of the Project Product Safety Case including Safety Case Reports
• Support administration and management of the Project Hazard Log
• Support the delivery of training to the Product Safety and Environmental domains and the wider BAE Systems community
• Produce, present and articulate clear and logical technical safety arguments
• Complete peer reviews, checking, verification and assurance tasks to demonstrate the adequacy and robustness of the Project Safety Case and supporting documentation

Your skills and experiences

Essential:

• Science/Technology/Engineering/Mathematics (STEM) Degree or equivalent
• Awareness of the environmental challenges faced by the product in its operating context

Desirable:

• Awareness of design, manufacturing, assembly, commissioning and testing submarines lifecycle phases
• Ability to interpret technical data

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension, BAE Systems offers employee share plans, a 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 Integrated Combat Systems Team

As a Product Safety Engineer, you will support the Engineering Delivery Manager in the development, delivery and maintenance of the Project Product Safety Management System and Product Safety Case to ensure products are safe to own and legal to operate. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to 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 ensure 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 reasonable adjustments.

Please note that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. Applicants must typically achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard at minimum, with some roles requiring higher levels of National Security Vetting which may require 5 to 10 years of UK residency for vetting checks.

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.