Lead Safety Engineer

Lead Safety Engineer

Lead Safety Engineer role at Leonardo (in collaboration with hackajob) based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Permanent, full-time, hybrid.

• Support Test Engineering to assure that appropriate safety governance, legal and regulatory obligations are met.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering and Sector Engineering Safety Managers to ensure project safety requirements are met.
• Define Product Safety and Environmental requirements, including contractual, legal and regulatory obligations.
• Participate in planning and execution of appropriate test programmes to address design safety issues.
• Contribute to development of Product Test Strategies for all new products and associated Test Solutions; support the test strategy and development of Technology Type Tests from a safety perspective.
• Maintain and approve the Product Safety and Environmental Impact Management Plan – Test Engineering.
• Ensure test equipment safety certification (e.g., jigs, fixtures, facilities) and readiness for test, reporting compliance status accurately in Declaration of Design and Performance Certificates.
• Support lifecycle readiness reviews, including Design Certification Review; provide independent assessment through Product Design Reviews and Software and Firmware gate reviews.
• Provide specialist guidance on Product Safety and Environmental best practices, standards and legislation within Test Engineering.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of test processes and documentation, jigs, fixtures, test facilities.
• Provide independent Safety Management Specialist input across sectors within the Line of Business.
• Participate in Product Safety Panels as a specialist advisor to manage and resolve Product Safety and Environmental incidents; ensure data is accurate and up to date in the Company corrective action management system.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and demonstrate ability to handle diverse test programmes.
• Promote the specialism and safety culture within the Line of Business.

• Demonstrable experience analysing complex systems from a Product Safety and Environmental Impact Management perspective, including Product Security impact.
• Proficiency in safety tools and techniques (Hazard Log Management, Hazard Identification, Functional Failure Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, Risk Assessment, ALARP justifications).
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of electronic testing standards and compliance requirements.
• Experience in Integration, Test, Evaluation and Acceptance processes, or Verification activities relating to ARP
  4754 or equivalent.
• Certification experience for software (RTCA/DO‑178C Level
  
  C) or firmware (RTCA/DO‑254 Level
  
  C) through all stages of involvement, or equivalent adjacent sector experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to coach and develop others.
• Ability to obtain SC security clearance and work within UKEO and US ITAR TAA restrictions.
• Experience working with stakeholders of varying seniority to achieve Product safety certification in a regulated environment.
• Ability to identify and direct improvements to complex technical and business processes, balancing cost and impact.
• Understanding of complex engineering processes and their inter‑dependencies.
• Passion for promoting and improving the safety of complex systems.

Test, Verification, Systems Engineering, Electronics, Safety Engineering, Leadership, Project Management.

• Generous leave with opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi‑days each year.
• Award‑winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee‑led networks promoting inclusion and diversity.
• Bonus scheme for employees at management level and below.
• Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and Linked In Learning.
• Referral programme with financial reward.
• Flexible benefits spend up to £500 annually (private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships, etc.).
• Flexible working hours with hybrid options; part‑time arrangements may be discussed.

Pre‑employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). Additional Personnel Security Controls (National Security Vetting) may apply, including eligibility for SC or DV.

Primary:
Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Additional:
Newcastle, United Kingdom.