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Principal Engineer - Safety & Environmental Engineering (Product Safety)
Location - Barrow 4 days every 4 weeks
Rates - £65 PAYE / £87.83 UMB
Duration - 6 month initial contract
UK eyes only - need to be eligible for full security clearance

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Principal Engineer - Product Safety to join our Engineering function, supporting one of the UK's most complex and critical defence programmes.

In this role, you will work closely with the Engineering Delivery Manager and Mechanical System Owners to develop, deliver and maintain robust Mechanical Systems Design Safety Justifications, forming a key part of the Platform Safety Case. Your work will ensure that our products are safe to own, legal to operate, and compliant with demanding regulatory and customer requirements.

You will be playing a vital role in enabling the design to progress successfully into Build and Commissioning.

Key Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Supporting Mechanical System Owners in the production of System Design Safety Justifications.

Producing, presenting and articulating clear, logical and defensible technical safety arguments.

Conducting peer reviews, checking, verification and assurance activities to demonstrate the robustness of the Safety Case.

Leading and supporting hazard identification, risk assessment and risk management activities.

Applying and interpreting Safety Case, Quality and HSE Management System documentation.

Ensuring Product Safety requirements are clearly satisfied and evidenced.

Facilitating collaboration between Product Safety and Mechanical Engineering teams.

Chairing hazard identification workshops and leading relevant technical meetings and working groups.

Supporting programme planning, status reporting and recovery planning where required.

Key Accountabilities & Deliverables

You will be accountable for delivering:

Development and maintenance of the Safety Management System and associated processes.

Production of Safety Management Plans.

Hazard identification and management records.

Risk assessments and supporting analyses.

Product Safety Case documentation.

High-quality technical reports and formal safety arguments.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Knowledge

Demonstrable understanding of design, manufacture, assembly, commissioning and testing across the submarine lifecycle.

Awareness of environmental challenges affecting complex mechanical systems.

Desirable: Knowledge of marine and/or mechanical systems.

Experience with complex or major programme Safety Cases and Justifications.

Skills

Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify critical issues in complex problems.

Ability to interpret technical data and develop clear, logical and robust safety arguments.

Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, etc.).

Confident communicator, able to present and defend technical positions at all levels.

Qualifications

STEM degree or equivalent qualification (essential).

Professional chartership, or working towards chartership (preferred)