Overview

Job Title: Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer – Specialists

Location: Barrow-in-Furness – Hybrid and flexible working arrangements available; speak to your recruiter about options for this role.

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing

We’re expanding our Nuclear Safety and Regulation Team to support the delivery of major programmes of strategic national and international importance. We’re looking for people with experience in one or more of the following activities:

• Advising leaders at all levels on nuclear legislation, site license applications, and regulatory requirements
• Supporting relationships with regulatory bodies and deploying interface management arrangements
• Delivery of nuclear safety governance, assurance frameworks, and independent oversight capabilities
• Development and maintenance of the nuclear baseline together with organizational change processes
• Supporting the design and delivery of nuclear competence assessments and training solutions
• Implementing compliance operating models for nuclear/radiological safety and development of compliant nuclear management arrangements
• Preparing and maintaining nuclear safety documentation, including safety cases and associated processes
• Supporting end-users with safety case requirements
• Providing radiological protection advice
• Promoting a strong nuclear safety culture through stewardship and leadership concepts

Your skills and experiences

• Nuclear safety legislation, licensing, and regulatory frameworks
• Goal-setting regulation and application of relevant good practice (RGP)
• Safety policy, governance, and independent challenge mechanisms
• Regulatory interface management and permissioning arrangements
• Integrated management systems and compliance assurance
• Event reporting and operational experience feedback (OEFL) systems
• Development of nuclear capabilities, baselines, and organizational change management
• Competency-based training frameworks using Systematic Approach to Training (SAT)
• Safety case development methodologies and safety case implementation
• Radiological protection, waste management

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers employee share plans and an extensive range of flexible benefits, including health, wellbeing and lifestyle discounts, a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts. You may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Nuclear Safety Regulation team

The Nuclear Safety and Regulation Department oversee nuclear regulation for the site. The team provides specialist advice and services regarding nuclear/radiological safety standards and compliance, development of safety cases, and maintains the licence to operate. This role provides leadership, oversight and management of a team of nuclear safety specialist roles to deliver defined work packages to support major programmes of work of strategic national and international importance. Relocation support packages are available 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 that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please note that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. Factors such as nationality and place of birth may restrict eligibility. All applicants must meet Baseline Personnel Security Standard at minimum. Some roles require higher levels of National Security Vetting, which may necessitate 5 to 10 years of continuous UK residency for appropriate vetting.

Closing Date

Closing Date: 30 September 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please submit your application as early as possible.