Engineering Manager - Safety & Environmental Engineering (Control Damage Hazards)

Job Description - Engineering Manager - Product Safety ()

Job Title: Engineering Manager - Product Safety

Location: Barrow-In-Furness - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

What you'll be doing:

• In this role you will manage a team of safety engineers and will be responsible for the delivery of safety case activities across all the submarine projects within BAE Systems submarines, including Dreadnought class, SSN AUKUS, and Astute.
• The team conducts activities to ensure our submarines are resilient to major internal hazards such as fires, explosions, floods, and steam releases.
• You will work alongside the team engaging with multiple engineering teams across the programmes to ensure risks are managed and reduced through good design.
• You will ensure the team has the right size, skills, and experience to deliver against each of the programme demands and prioritise the team's support to ensure major programme milestones are supported.

Your skills and experiences:

• Educated to a degree level in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience working in high hazard industries, such as Defence, Oil & Gas, Rail, etc.
• Safety case development/Engineering skills.
• Previous role in Engineering Management.
• Capability Management.
• Programme/Engineering Delivery.

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 Safety & Environmental Team:

This is an exciting time to be joining the BAE Systems Safety & Environmental Team. With the recent government contract won to help deliver the next generation of Submarine Fleet, BAE are in a very strong position to innovate new technologies within the Defence/Marine sector. You will be given the opportunity to develop within your role with the support from Senior Management to help you advance within your career. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting 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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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.

Closing Date: 7 th May 2025

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.