Principal Safety Engineer

We’re looking for an experienced Principal Safety Engineer to lead safety assurance activities across the design, development and maintenance of Platform Management Systems for naval vessels
, including surface ships and submarines.

You’ll work across multi-disciplinary engineering teams, influencing system design and ensuring projects meet customer and safety requirements.

• Lead safety engineering activities and deliver agreed project milestones.
• Ensure safety targets are achieved through effective hardware, software and firmware design.
• Lead safety reviews, audits and safety committee meetings.
• Carry out and oversee safety analysis, including HAZOP, FFA, FTA, FMECA and LOPA
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• Lead risk assessments and develop ALARP justifications
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• Produce high-quality technical documentation and safety arguments.
• Present safety cases and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Work closely with systems, hardware, software, ILS, project and customer teams.
• Keep up to date with relevant standards and industry best practice.
• Support and mentor junior engineers where required.

• Experience working in a safety-related engineering environment
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• Experience leading technical activities.
• Knowledge of IEC 61508, Def Stan 00-056 and relevant defence standards.
• Experience with safety assurance of COTS processor-based systems and/or high-integrity software
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• Strong understanding of hardware and software failure modes.
• Experience with hazard analysis, FMECA, FTA and Functional Failure Analysis
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• Experience with risk assessment and ALARP.
• Ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Master’s degree, degree, HND or HNC in Engineering, Safety Management or a related discipline.

This is a great opportunity to join a technically challenging defence environment and play a key role in the safety of complex naval systems.