Safety Engineer
Listed on 2026-09-28
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Engineering
Safety Engineer, Systems Engineer
- South West London – 2/3 days onsite per week
- UK SC clearance required / ability to gain SC
- Compressed fortnight – every other Friday off
ABOUT THE CLIENT
Our client is a leading UK Defence organisation developing and supporting mission-critical software and systems used across multi-domain environments, including the Royal Navy. Working at the forefront of sovereign defence technology, their teams deliver complex systems that support critical naval operations across both surface ships and submarines.
Due to continued growth and development of their safety engineering capability, they are looking for a Principal Safety Engineer to lead safety assurance activities across the design, development and maintenance of naval Platform Management Systems.
THE PRINCIPAL SAFETY ENGINEER ROLE:
As a Principal Safety Engineer, you will lead safety assurance activities across the development and support of complex naval Platform Management Systems, ensuring safety requirements and targets can be achieved through robust system design.
You will lead safety analysis and assurance activities, influence engineering design decisions and present complex safety arguments to internal and external stakeholders.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading safety activities across hardware, software and firmware systems
- Developing safety activities and work schedules to meet programme milestones
- Leading HAZOP, FFA, FTA, FMECA and LOPA activities
- Leading safety audits, design reviews and safety committee meetings
- Producing high-quality technical safety documentation
- Developing and supporting ALARP justifications and risk assessments
- Analysing hardware and software failure modes, causes and effects
- Working closely with systems, hardware, software, ILS, project management, customer and supplier teams
- Mentoring and supporting junior safety engineers
- Keeping up to date with relevant safety standards, legislation and best practice
PRINCIPAL SAFETY ENGINEER ESSENTIAL
SKILLS:
- Relevant experience within a safety engineering environment
- Experience leading technical safety activities
- Knowledge of IEC 61508 and Def Stan 00-056
- Experience with safety assurance of COTS PE-based systems and/or high-integrity software
- Strong understanding of hardware and software failure modes
- Experience with FMECA, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Functional Failure Analysis (FFA) and hazard identification
- Experience with risk assessment and ALARP justification
- Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Degree, HND or HNC in Engineering, Safety Management or a related discipline
- Able to obtain UK SC security clearance
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