Safety Engineer

About the role

Safety Engineer

Are you an experienced Safety Engineer looking to work on cutting-edge, mission-critical technology?

We're partnering with an innovative engineering organisation developing advanced electronic and embedded systems for high-integrity applications.

As part of a multidisciplinary engineering team, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety and certification of sophisticated products throughout their entire lifecycle.

This is an opportunity to influence the design of next-generation technology, working alongside experts across systems, software and electronics engineering to deliver solutions where safety, reliability and performance are paramount.

The Opportunity

As the Safety Engineering subject matter expert, you'll lead the system safety process across a portfolio of advanced engineering programmes.

You'll be responsible for developing robust safety strategies, identifying and mitigating risk, and producing the documentation required to support product certification and regulatory compliance.

You'll work closely with engineering teams from concept through to production, embedding safety-by-design principles into every stage of development while helping shape future engineering best practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead system safety activities across complex electronic and embedded system developments.
• Conduct hazard identification, risk assessments and safety analyses, including FMEDA, HAZOP, FMEA and Fault Tree Analysis.
• Develop Safety Cases, Safety Management Plans and supporting technical documentation.
• Define and manage safety requirements, ensuring full traceability throughout the design lifecycle.
• Act as Functional Safety Manager across multiple development programmes.
• Maintain Hazard Logs and support environmental and product safety assessments.
• Collaborate with systems, software and hardware engineering teams to integrate safety throughout product development.
• Work with suppliers and external partners to ensure compliance with safety requirements.
• Act as the primary technical authority for all safety-related matters.
• Drive continuous improvement of safety processes, standards and engineering methodologies.

What We're Looking For

You'll have a strong background in safety engineering within a highly regulated industry and enjoy solving complex technical challenges.

Essential Experience

• Degree qualified in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Proven experience in Safety Engineering within defence, aerospace, automotive, rail or another high-integrity sector.
• Strong understanding of IEC 61508, ISO 26262, DEF STAN 00-055, DEF STAN 00-056 or equivalent functional safety standards.
• Experience producing Safety Cases and managing product safety activities across the full development lifecycle.
• Knowledge of hazard analysis techniques including FMEDA, FMEA/FMECA and Fault Tree Analysis.
• Understanding of Safety Integrity Levels (SIL) and reliability calculations.
• Excellent technical documentation skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management abilities.
• Able to work independently while collaborating effectively within multidisciplinary teams.

Desirable Experience

Experience in any of the following would be advantageous

• Military land systems or defence electronics.
• Embedded hardware or software development.
• Cybersecurity within safety-critical environments.
• UK MoD ASEMS framework.
• Environmental engineering and DEF STAN environmental standards.
• Current UK Security Clearance (SC or DV).

About You

You're someone who enjoys taking ownership of technically challenging work and is passionate about delivering safe, reliable engineering solutions.

You communicate confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, thrive in collaborative environments and bring a proactive approach to problem solving.

Why Apply?

• Work on innovative, mission-critical technologies with real-world impact.
• Join a highly skilled multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Play a key role influencing product safety from concept through to certification.
• Excellent opportunities for technical development and career progression.
• Majority remote working

Flexible Hybrid Working

If you're looking for a role where your expertise in functional safety can directly influence the development of advanced engineering systems, we'd love to hear from you.

Pay and benefits

Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.