Overview

Join to apply for the Senior Product Compliance Engineer role at BAE Systems. Location options include Barrow-In-Furness, Brough, Portsmouth, Weymouth, Frimley, Manchester or Filton. We offer hybrid and flexible working arrangements; please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Working as part of an Integrated Development Team, established to develop and deliver submarine systems / capability.
• Specifically focusing on ensuring that Product Safety tasking and activities are completed across multiple systems in support of project milestones through all stages of Engineering Life Cycle Management.
• Supporting Hazard Identification and Analysis studies.
• Assisting with or generating safety reports.
• Ensuring the Integrated Development Team operates within the project Safety Management System.
• Liaising with other Integrated Development Teams and the Whole Boat Safety Team.

Qualifications and Skills

• Obtained or predicted 2:2 in a Bachelor’s or Master’s Engineering degree. In the absence of a degree, relevant work experience will be considered and a desire to obtain a degree will also be considered.
• An understanding of Safety and Systems Engineering and of the Engineering Life Cycle Management.
• Experience working as part of a team, but also capable of delivering tasks unsupervised.
• Ability to be agile in working practices and in meeting customer expectations.
• Self-motivated, with good verbal and written communication skills.
• Practical experience as a Product Safety Engineer in the maritime defence sector is preferable, although experience in other sectors will be considered.

Benefits

• Competitive pension scheme and employee share plans.
• Flexible 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 Safety & Environmental Team

If you are interested in understanding how submarines operate and how the Royal Navy operates submarines, then this role is for you. As a Product Safety Engineer you will assist System Engineers in influencing submarine systems and capability development. You will develop an understanding of how submarine systems work and work together and ensure that system-of-system interactions consider Product Safety appropriately.

The role will provide the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of safety management and safety case delivery. This includes safety requirements capture and management, hazard identification and analysis, hazard data management, application of the ALARP principle, creation/maintenance of safety documentation and continuous improvement of the safety management system. The role provides a real opportunity to gain a broad overview of a complex system (i.e. submarine). Relocation 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. These restrictions mean that factors such as nationality, previous nationalities, and place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard at minimum. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting, which may require 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level.

Closing Date: 17 September 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please submit your application early if you are interested.

Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Defense and Space Manufacturing