Mission Systems Engineer – Product Safety

Job Title: Mission Systems Engineer – Product Safety

Location: Warton – 3 to 4 days a week on site

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

Salary: £51,722+ depending 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.

Job Description

As a Senior Product Safety Engineer, you will be responsible for generating and reviewing safety engineering artefacts, providing support to the aircraft safety team, flight systems team and a range of associated disciplines.

You will be expected to work with all Mission System logical domain teams across the programme who will be actively involved in novel design implementation and associated safety engineering.

Core Duties

• Performing detailed safety assessment work in accordance with defined GCAP safety procedures
• Providing safety engineering support to Mission System domain at all levels of system design
• Providing technical expertise, supporting and / or leading in the following activities for Mission Systems as part of a multi-functional engineering team
• Being involved with the generation and review of detailed Fault Tree Analyses, along with System Functional Hazard Assessment
• Reviewing safety related artefacts
• Providing guidance on the implementation of safety requirements, safety objectives, hardware implementation safety standards and software safety standards
• Attending multi-national safety working groups meetings across all levels of design
  
  

Essential Skills

• A degree or equivalent experience in a STEM related discipline
• Experience in performing Hazard analysis and/or risk safety assessments
• An understanding of the software development environment and the design principles of complex electronic hardware
• A general understanding of ARP4754, ARP4761, DO-254 and DO-178 would be desirable
  
  

The Mission Systems Delivery Team (MSDT)

You will be part of the Mission Systems Delivery Team (MSDT) delivering the Concepting and Assessment Phase of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme.

The team uses an agile work planning process to develop mission system concept options, architectures and designs for the various components of a future combat air system. A vacancy exists for a highly motivated and suitably experienced Senior Product Safety Engineer to join the Mission System Product Safety Team to work on the next generation FCAS Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).

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: 2nd October 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.