Principal Engineer Product Safety

BAE Systems; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology and engineering firm in Glasgow is seeking a Principal Engineer - Product Safety responsible for delivering safety systems certification for the Royal Navy's Type 26 frigates. The ideal candidate will oversee stakeholder engagement, coordinate safety working groups, and ensure compliance with safety standards. A degree in a relevant field and experience in product safety management processes are essential. The role offers hybrid working options and includes substantial benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Applicants should have knowledge of product safety management processes.
• Experience working in multiple Life Cycle Management phases is preferred.
• Awareness of safety standards including DSA-02, JSP430, and Mil Std 882E.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safety, propulsion & manoeuvring systems certification for Type 26 frigates.
• Manage engagement with stakeholders across various organizations.
• Coordinate safety working groups for the Marine Technical Authority.

Skills

Product safety management processes

Life Cycle Management (LCM) experience

Knowledge of ship/system safety standards

Education

Degree in technology, engineering, science or IT

Chartered Engineer or equivalent registration

Job description

Overview

Job Description - Principal Engineer - Product Safety (00133943)

Job Title: Principal Engineer - Product Safety

Location: Glasgow, Scotstoun (We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role)

Salary: Circa £58,500 (dependent on skills and experience)

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for delivering the safety, propulsion & manoeuvring systems (P&MS) certification for the new Royal Navy Type 26 frigates
• Managing engagement with a wide range of stakeholders across BAE Systems, DE&S (MOD) and the Royal Navy
• Coordinate the effective running of quarterly safety working groups on behalf of the Marine Technical Authority
• Provide support to technical authorities and engineering teams with the management of the hazards, risks and associated mitigations, contributing to the development of the hazard log and the maturity of information contained within
• Be responsible for product safety assessments against major subsystems or key complex technologies
• Organise and facilitate hazard identification and review meetings
• Work with the Technical Authority teams and embedded Safety Engineers in collating adequate Product Safety related evidence to support the safety case and acceptance via the Requirements and Acceptance Team

Qualifications

• Knowledge of product safety management processes and techniques
• Experience of working in more than one phase of the Life Cycle Management (LCM) framework, with sufficient experience of the total LCM to enable a good understanding of adjacent phases and through life engineering issues
• Awareness of ship or system safety standards such as:
  • DSA-02
  • JSP430
  • Def. Stan 00-56
  • Mil Std 882E
  • BS EN 61508

Applicants should ideally be Degree qualified or have equivalent experience, likely to be in a technology, engineering, science or IT related discipline.

Applicants should be a Chartered Engineer or hold another equivalent professional registration with a relevant institution.

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive 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 Type 26 Marine Systems Integration Team

About the role and programme

This role sits at the heart of BAE Systems’ Type 26 programme, delivering the Royal Navy’s next-generation anti-submarine warfare frigate. With an immediate focus on taking Ship 01 through harbour and sea acceptance trials, you’ll play a key part in turning world-class engineering into an operational capability at sea. Working hands-on with multidisciplinary engineering teams across BAE Systems and the wider supply chain, you’ll also engage closely with the Royal Navy and the Ministry of Defence customer, on one of the UK’s most high-profile naval programmes.

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 make sure that 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 potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role , to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date

Closing Date 20th February 2026. Interviews for this position will take place W/C 2nd March.

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.