Product Safety Team Leader

Job Title: Product Safety Team Leader

Location: Warton, Hybrid – 3 days a week onsite

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

Salary: £56,766+ depending on 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.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

What you’ll be doing:

In this role, the successful candidate will support the development and maintenance of safety capability within FalconWorks, including the Safety Management System and associated System Safety Programme Plans, processes, and procedures. They will work closely with technical and engineering teams to ensure platform and system safety requirements are met and support platform safety certification through evaluation of designs, review of certification evidence, and development of safety arguments. The role involves assisting engineering teams in producing Preliminary Hazard Lists, Hazard Analyses, decomposition of safety requirements, and validation of supplier safety documentation. Additionally, the candidate will liaise with certification groups and customers to achieve project safety objectives and contribute to programme management activities, including estimates, project scheduling, progress reporting, and functional business reviews.

Core duties:

Leadership and Team Development – Proven experience leading, mentoring, and developing engineering teams, driving capability, performance, and a strong safety culture.

Functional and System Safety Expertise – In-depth knowledge of product and system safety principles, standards, and regulatory frameworks, with experience providing SME guidance across design, architecture, and engineering functions.

Safety Management and Hazard Analysis – Skilled in creating, maintaining, and implementing Safety Management Systems, System Safety Programme Plans, hazard logs, and performing PHA, ZHA, and System/Sub-System hazard analyses.

Certification and Compliance – Experience supporting platform and system certification, reviewing safety evidence, generating safety arguments, and validating supplier safety documentation to ensure regulatory compliance.

Stakeholder Engagement and Communication – Ability to collaborate with internal teams, customers, and certification authorities, producing clear technical documentation, reports, and justifications in support of project objectives.

Programme Management and Continuous Improvement – Competence in project planning, scheduling, and reporting, with a focus on process improvement, knowledge sharing, and embedding “Product Safety First” principles across engineering teams.

The FalconWorks Systems Engineering Integration Team:

Join the FalconWorks Systems Engineering Integration Team and lead a highly skilled group of safety specialists driving the delivery of functional system safety across cutting-edge aerospace projects. This is a dynamic, hands-on role where you’ll provide expert guidance to engineering teams, ensuring that safety is embedded at every stage of platform design, integration, and certification. You’ll shape the team’s capability, mentor engineers, and influence best practices across the organisation, while contributing directly to the creation of certifiable, high-quality products aligned with Air Sector standards. If you’re passionate about safety, enjoy leading technical experts, and want to make a tangible impact on the next generation of aerospace systems, this is the team for you.

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: 24th March 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.

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