Senior Safety Engineer in Portsmouth

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to £55,000 (dependent on skills and experience)

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you'll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you'll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You'll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

Role description:

Senior Safety Engineer is a varied and engaging role working closely with project and engineering teams across BAE Systems and the Ministry of Defence, engaging stakeholders at multiple levels of the organisation. The role involves delivering a wide range of safety and environmental engineering activities in support of complex programmes, including conducting ship visits and undertaking occasional travel. This position offers the opportunity to broaden technical expertise, gain diverse engineering experience, and make a meaningful contribution to safe and compliant programme delivery.

Core Duties:

• Being part of the Safety and Environmental Hub organisation to support the QEC, T45, T23, Hunt and OPV platforms
• To ensure RN Platform compliance with UK and International Legislation and other MOD procedures
• Working with the engineering teams and In-Service Support teams to provide Safety & Environmental input to the effect on Safety Case Reports, Hazards and Risks associated with engineering change
• Complete and oversee the delivery of Safety assessment and management tasks, both internally and externally
• Attend, and represent Class Safety Leads when required, at Design Reviews, Hazard Identification / Risk Assessment Workshops
• Participate as required in developing, maintaining and modifying Maritime Services Product Safety & Environmental governance documentation, including Policy, Framework and Processes
• Keep up to date with Safety & Environmental legislation and advise colleagues, stakeholders (and where appropriate the business), of compliance requirements
• Review and respond to any safety related engineering queries raised as a result of capability insertion and maintenance engineering activities
• Make Safety & Environmental management decisions within own sphere of responsibility

Essential Skills:

• You'll hold an HNC in an engineering subject or have demonstrable experience within an engineering sector
• You'll have experience of safety and/or environmental management tools, techniques and standards, including planning, Hazard Identification/Assessment and Risk analysis
• You'll have an engineering, naval, industrial, or maritime background, or experience in a similar sector such as Oil and Gas or Pharmaceuticals, or equivalent competence gained through work-based experience

Benefits:

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 Product Safety Team:

As the Senior Safety Engineer, you will be part of a hub of Safety Engineers, managed by the Warship Support Safety Engineering Lead, supporting safety engineering tasks as required by WTA Class Safety Leads across Aircraft Carriers, T45 Destroyers, T23 Frigates, Hunt Class Mine Countermeasure Vessels and B1 Patrol Vessels. Suitable training will be provided to enable candidates to fulfil the role.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you'll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You'll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what's most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We're committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date 12th May 2026

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.