Principle Engineer Product Safety

Job description

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.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City Of Bristol

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

14-01-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English