Senior Safety Engineer

Job Title: Senior Safety Engineer
Location: South West London (Hybrid/Office-based with UK travel)
Salary: £45,000 – £70,000
Security Clearance: UK Security Check (SC) required
Nationality Requirement: UK Eyes Only – sole British nationals only
Travel: Up to 25% (within the UK and occasionally overseas)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Safety Engineer to join a high-integrity engineering team working on advanced defence infrastructure projects. This is a vital role contributing to the design, development and through-life support of Platform Management Systems for both surface and sub-surface naval vessels. The successful candidate will work under the guidance of the Product Safety Manager to ensure safety requirements are embedded across the entire systems lifecycle.

• Support safety activities throughout the engineering lifecycle, reporting to the Product Safety Manager and working alongside Principal Safety Engineers.
• Develop and implement safety requirements to ensure system compliance with safety targets, including hardware failure probabilities and Safety Integrity Levels (SIL).
• Lead the creation and maintenance of safety case documentation in line with defence and regulatory standards.
• Conduct formal safety analysis including HAZOPs, FFA, FTA, FMECA, and LOPA.
• Contribute to internal and external safety reviews and audits.
• Provide evidence-based safety assessments to support design decisions and influence stakeholders.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure a robust safety approach.
• Represent the organisation in meetings with customers and suppliers, including occasional travel to sites within the UK and overseas.

• Demonstrable experience in a safety-related engineering environment.
• Understanding of relevant standards such as IEC 61508 and Def Stan 00-056.
• Awareness of safety assurance for Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) processing equipment or high-integrity software.
• Competence in a range of safety analysis methods including hazard analysis, FMECA, FTA and Functional Failure Analysis.
• Working knowledge of ALARP principles and risk justification methodologies.
• Experience working within cross-functional teams including systems, hardware, software and support engineering.
• Relevant qualifications:
  Degree, HND, HNC or equivalent in an engineering or safety-related discipline.

• Flexible and hybrid working options (including compressed working with every other Friday off).
• Private healthcare.
• Annual performance bonus.
• Career development and training support.
• Additional benefits available upon request.

Due to the sensitive nature of the work involved,
this role is restricted to UK Eyes Only
, meaning sole British nationality is essential
. Applicants must be eligible obtain and maintain UK Security Check (SC) clearance
.

To discuss the role in confidence, or to apply, please get in touch with Daniel Cordy at TEC Partners
.