Engineering Manager – Product Safety

Job Description

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

Salary: Competitive

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 of 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:

Essential:

• 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

Desirable:

• Previous role in Engineering Management
• Capability Management
• Programme/Engineering Delivery

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee 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.

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.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 23rd May 2024

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.

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