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Principal Engineer - Safety Engineering (Safety Requirements)

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Job Title\: Principal Engineer – Safety Engineering (Safety Requirements)

Location\: Weymouth, Hybrid

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

Grade\: S5

Referral bonus\: £2000

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development. We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager. If you don’t feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE\: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

What you will be doing\:

In this role, you will lead and manage the end-to-end safety requirements process within the Dreadnought Combat Systems Safety Engineering Team. You will ensure safety requirements are accurately captured, decomposed, governed, and communicated across multiple stakeholders, supporting the delivery of complex submarine combat system sub-systems.

Core duties\:

  • Manage all safety requirements flowing from whole boat into combat systems, ensuring accurate capture, traceability, and configuration control within DOORS in a complex engineering environment
  • Lead requirements decomposition activities (including DSRs, 4SFRs and 5SFRs) following Safety Team analysis, aligned with the V lifecycle model and INCOSE systems engineering principles
  • Maintain robust requirements governance, change control, and configuration management across the safety lifecycle
  • Provide clear, concise, and evidence-based reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager on safety requirements status, progress, risks, and compliance
  • Liaise with subsystem teams, suppliers, and safety engineers to ensure alignment, consistency, and effective communication of requirements
  • Support gap analysis between formal safety requirements and supplier assumptions to ensure compliance and technical integrity
  • Ensure safety requirements are appropriately defined, validated, and maintained using strong systems engineering practice
  • Produce high-quality technical documentation and communicate engineering decisions effectively to stakeholders at all levels

Essential Skills\:

  • Degree qualified in a STEM discipline or equivalent experience
  • Strong understanding of safety engineering or systems engineering principles within complex engineering environments
  • Experience with requirements management tools (e.g. DOORS) and configuration control processes
  • Knowledge of systems engineering lifecycle and V-model development approach
  • Ability to analyse, structure, and decompose complex technical requirements
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to engage and influence multiple stakeholders
  • Experience working in regulated or safety-critical environments (e.g. defence, maritime, nuclear, aerospace)

The Dreadnought Combat Systems Safety Engineering Team\:

This team offers a unique opportunity to apply your requirements management expertise to complex submarine combat system sub-systems, working alongside experienced engineers and technical specialists across the full lifecycle of advanced defence systems. Relocation support is available for eligible Submarine roles, subject to criteria.

A place where everyone can thrive\:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people and encourage discussion of reasonable adjustments where needed.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. Applicants must meet Baseline Personnel Security Standard, and many roles require higher levels of National Security Vetting, including 5–10 years continuous UK residency depending on the role.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. Lifelong learning, meaningful work, and a supportive culture enable you to grow with confidence. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and supported with rewards that matter most to you.