Principal Safety Engineer

Job Title: Principal Safety Engineer

Location: Various Sites + Hybrid Working

Compensation: Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

Shape the future of naval defence by leading safety engineering on world‑class shipbuilding programmes.

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Principal Safety Engineer – Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives Specialist at Devonport, Bristol or Rosyth.

The role

As a Principal Safety Engineer – Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives Specialist, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the safe introduction, integration and operation of weapons, ordnance, munitions and explosive systems across complex naval shipbuilding programmes. It’s an exciting opportunity to influence the design and safety assurance of ships that protect national security — while growing your expertise across defence, aerospace and engineering.

You’ll be a key technical authority within a multi‑disciplinary engineering environment, making decisions that shape equipment safety, compliance with UK legislation and Ministry of Defence policy, and the safety and environmental performance of our platforms. This is work with purpose — supporting defence capability while developing specialist knowledge that will elevate your career.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

This role is full time and can be based at either Devonport, Bristol or Rosyth. Hybrid working patterns are available.

Essential experience of the Principal Safety Engineer – Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives Specialist:

Qualifications for the Principal Safety Engineer – Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives Specialist:

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE organisation with over 26, people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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