Principle Engineer - Product Safety

Principal Engineer – Product Safety Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Filton or Broad Oak Hybrid and flexible working arrangements are available. Salary: Up to £61,500 dependent on experience. The Role Copello is working in partnership with a leading organisation within the maritime and defence sector to recruit a Principal Engineer – Product Safety. This is a senior technical role with responsibility for leading product safety activities across complex engineering programmes, ensuring safety is embedded throughout the full lifecycle. As a Principal Product Safety Engineer, you will play a key role in the development and maintenance of Product Safety Management Systems and Safety Cases on a major, long-term programme. You will be trusted to resolve complex technical challenges and provide safety leadership across multidisciplinary teams. Relocation support may be available, subject to eligibility. Key Responsibilities * Develop, implement and maintain the Project Safety Management System within a Systems Engineering framework * Produce and manage Project Safety Management Plans and Justification Plans * Lead product safety hazard and risk identification, management and assessment activities, including modern techniques such as STAMP and STPA * Influence the development and delivery of the Project Safety Case, including Safety Case reports across the full project lifecycle * Undertake peer reviews, checking, verification and assurance activities to demonstrate the robustness of Safety Cases and supporting documentation * Provide technical oversight, mentoring and peer review for junior members of the Product Safety team * Apply wider Safety Case, Quality and Health, Safety & Environmental (HS&E) management system documentation effectively Skills & Experience Essential: * Degree in a STEM subject or equivalent qualification * Awareness of environmental challenges impacting complex engineered products * Experience delivering traditional safety analysis techniques (FMEA, HAZOP, FTA, etc.) * Proven experience compiling and delivering Safety Case Reports and supporting safety documentation (plans, processes, requirements) * Experience developing and working within a Project Safety Management System * Ability to interpret complex technical data and produce clear, logical and defensible safety arguments Desirable: * Professional chartership or working towards chartered status * Knowledge of submarine lifecycle phases including design, manufacture, assembly, commissioning and testing * Experience with modern safety analysis techniques such as STAMP, STPA and FRAM * Understanding of Systems Engineering international standards and their application within a safety engineering context * Experience leading technical meetings and cross-functional working groups Benefits The successful candidate will receive a competitive benefits package, which may include a strong pension scheme, flexible benefits options, health and wellbeing support, lifestyle benefits and eligibility for an annual incentive. Security & Eligibility Due to the nature of the work, this role is subject to security and export control restrictions. Applicants must be eligible for security clearance