Principal Engineer - Assurance Nuclear Safety

Job description

Principal Engineer – Nuclear Safety Assurance

Would you like work on one of the UK's most complex and high value engineering projects? We currently have a vacancy for a Principal Engineer in our Nuclear Safety Assurance team at our site in Barrow-in-Furness.

This is an excellent chance for you to gain an in depth knowledge of the Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) 2, which is integrated into the Astute class submarines, and the PWR3, currently being developed for the Successor class submarines.

As a Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for the safety of the naval nuclear reactor, and ensuring that it meets the required regulations and specifications from the customer.

Your main responsibilities as a Principal Engineer – Nuclear Safety Assurance will involve:

Reviewing Naval Reactor Plant (NRP) design and safety documentation to support safety case applications and design changes

Author safety case maturity statements to provide assurance that the plant is built as requested by the customer

Demonstrating that all risks to operating crew and the public have been reduced to a level that is as low as reasonably possible (ALARP)

Provision of advice to company on nuclear safety impact of build and commissioning issues

Provide responses to the customer's (MoD) technical concerns raised against issued documentation

Your skills and qualifications as a Principal Engineer – Nuclear Safety Assurance must include :

Degree (or equivalent level) qualification in a relevant science/ engineering subject

Experience in engineering field such as design, safety, or assurance

Experience of carrying out investigations, writing reports, and checking documentation

Experience of working in high hazard environments

Your skills and qualifications as a Principal Engineer – Nuclear Safety Assurance will ideally include :

Safety case experience

People management experience

What we're looking for in you:

We are looking for an autonomous, motivated person. Taking responsibilities for your own work, you will be confident to work without immediate supervision, and capable of indirectly supervising others around you to ensure the swift and accurate delivery of high quality work.

Grade: S5

Salary: Competitive

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria

BAE Systems

BAE Systems is one of the world's leading global defence, security and aerospace companies. We work at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.

Maritime – Submarines

BAE Systems Maritime Submarines has been safely delivering world class submarines to the Royal Navy for more than a century. BAE Systems Maritime Submarines is home to the design, build, test and commissioning of the Astute class - the Royal Navy's latest and most capable generation of attack submarines. In total, seven of these state-of-the-art vessels will make up the fleet, each weighing a mighty 7,400 tonnes.

Split across nine UK locations, and with more than 5,000 employees, the business is also the industry lead for the successor to the Vanguard class of nuclear deterrent submarines.

We pride ourselves on employing the best professionals around. Join us and you'll be part of something important; something you can be proud of.

BAE Systems welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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