Undergraduate Production Safety and Environmental Engineer

Overview

Job Title: Undergraduate Submarines Production Safety and Environmental

Location: Barrow (Cumbria)

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements, however for this role you will be expected to attend your site 3-5 days per week.

Salary: £24,300

What you\’ll be doing

• Liaise with stakeholders as required ensuring that their requirements are adequately supported and that their needs are fully considered and incorporated as agreed.
• Provide realistic programme status, identify problem areas and implement agreed recovery plans.
• Provide support for assurance that the design is adequate i.e. it is robust, and provide supporting documentation for the safety case.
• Provide support to the Certificate of Design activities appropriate to the discipline.
• Responsible for articulating and presenting technical arguments clearly, logically and simply.
• Access, understand and apply relevant Quality and SHE Management Systems documentation e.g. Process Instructions, Workmanship Standards, Risk Assessments etc. applicable to the work scope and obey all SHE rules & control measures.

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Submarines Team

Be a part of designing, building, testing, and commissioning the Astute and Dreadnought Class, the largest and most advanced submarines operated by the Royal Navy, providing a powerful and secure deterrent for the United Kingdom.

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you\’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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 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 at 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.

Qualification requirements

As a minimum requirement you\’ll need to have obtained, or be predicted to obtain, a 2.2 in your Bachelor\’s or Master\’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, a Safety Related Degree – e.g. Safety Critical Systems Engineering, Fire Safety and Risk Management, Physics, Maths, or other similar STEM degree.

Start date and length

Start date (dd Month Year): 22nd June 2026

Length of contract: 12 months