Product Safety Engineer

£62.56 per hour umbrella / £54.30 per hour PAYE (Inside IR35)

12 month contract

The Principal Engineer – Product Safety shall provide support to 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.

Core Duties

Technical

The Principal Engineer (Product Safety) shall:

• Derive and manage Product Safety requirements.
• Develop, implement and maintain the Safety Management System.
• Produce and manage Project Safety Management Plans.
• Lead Product Safety hazard and risk identification, management and assessment activities.
• Provide Product Safety engineering advice to the wider community.
• Oversee the administration and management of the Project Hazard Log.
• Influence the construction and delivery of the Project Safety Case including Safety Case reports.
• Support the production of training material to support training delivery.
• Deliver training to the Product Safety and Environmental domains and the wider BAE Systems community.
• Lead engagement with internal and external customers, ensuring that their requirements are fully considered and adequately supported where appropriate and agreed.
• 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 Safety Case and supporting documentation.
• Oversee and peer review junior rules in the Product Safety team.
• Understand the application of wider Safety Case, Quality and HS&E Management System documentation.
• Support the appropriate meetings and Working Groups.

Admin

• Chair hazard identification meetings.
• Support the development of realistic programme status updates, identify problem areas and implement agreed recovery plans.
• Lead appropriate meetings and Working Groups.

Key Accountabilities

• Safety Management System development and maintenance including Process updates.
• Production of Safety Management Plans. 
• Hazard identification and management.
• Risk assessment.
• Product Safety case production.
• Technical report writing.

Subject Knowledge and Qualifications

• Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) Degree or equivalent qualification.
• Professional chartership or working towards.
• Demonstrable knowledge of design, manufacturing, assembly, commissioning and testing submarines lifecycle phases.
• MS Office proficient – Word, Excel etc.
• Awareness of the challenges posed by the environment that the product will be exposed to.
• The ability to analyse complex problems and identify the most critical issues.
• Ability to interpret technical data and produce clear, logical and robust safety arguments.