Job statistics for Senior Safety Engineer
- Days open
- 26 days
- Estimated salary
- $102,000
- Based on Senior seniority, the Automotive industry and United Kingdom market rates.
Technologies usedNone named
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Current safety team6 open roles
- Hiring now
- 6 open safety roles on FSTalent, including this one
Counts of functional safety professionals FSTalent tracks at Thales and roles it is hiring for. It is a sample of public profiles, not the full headcount.
Median tenure at company5.8 years
Median time employees have been at Thales, from its LinkedIn company page (as of 2026-09).
Senior Safety Engineer
Job description
About the role
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust.
Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.
UK Wide | Hybrid Working
Are you passionate about delivering safety-critical solutions that make a real-world impact?
What You'll Do
- Lead safety engineering activities across the full project lifecycle.
- Develop key Safety Artifacts such as Safety Cases, Safety Plans and Hazard Logs.
- Conduct HAZID (HAzard IDentification) and risk assessment workshops using techniques such as HAZOPs, STPA and SWIFT.
- Apply qualitative and quantitative safety techniques including FHA, FMECA, FTA, ETA and Bow-Tie analysis.
- Provide robust safety evidence and assurance to customers and stakeholders.
- Support multiple projects across a range of innovative technologies and platforms.
What We're Looking For
- Experience in Functional or System Safety within a safety-critical environment.
- Knowledge of Safety Management Systems and safety case development.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Understanding of standards and regulations such as DEF STAN 00-55/56, IEC 61508 or MIL-STD-882E.
- Ability to assess risk, influence design decisions and solve complex engineering challenges.
Desirable
- Defence, Aerospace, Rail, Nuclear, Marine, Automotive or other safety-critical industry experience.
- Experience in related disciplines such as RAM, Human Factors or EcoDesign.
- Knowledge of UK MoD, MAA, CAA or Maritime regulatory environments.
Why Join Us?
- Work on mission-critical programmes with real operational impact.
- Exposure to a wide variety of projects and technologies.
- Opportunities for professional growth in a thriving industry.
- Flexible hybrid working and UK-wide opportunities.
Join Thales in the UK – Innovate with us and shape the future!
Pay and benefits
At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all.
The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here.
Legal and equal opportunity notices
We're looking for Safety Engineers at all levels to join our growing team, supporting a diverse portfolio of cutting-edge defence and safety-critical programmes. Working alongside multidisciplinary engineering teams, you'll lead safety assessments, influence design decisions, and ensure complex systems are demonstrably safe, reliable and compliant throughout their lifecycle.
Join us and help shape the safety of tomorrow's most advanced engineering solutions.
We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here.
If this role isn’t quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here.