Safety Systems Engineer

Our client is a highly innovative engineering organisation delivering complex, safety-critical projects within a regulated environment. This is an opportunity to work on challenging, multidisciplinary programmes across the full engineering lifecycle.
We are seeking an experienced Safety Systems Engineer to deliver functional and system safety across a portfolio of complex engineering projects. This role will play a key part in ensuring robust safety processes, compliance, and assurance throughout the full engineering lifecycle.

Safety Systems Engineer
Permanent
£40,000 - £50,000
Portsmouth

We are seeking an experienced Safety Systems Engineer to deliver functional and system safety across a portfolio of complex engineering projects. This role will play a key part in ensuring robust safety processes, compliance, and assurance throughout the full engineering lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Deliver system and functional safety across multiple concurrent, safety-critical engineering projects
Develop and maintain Safety Management Plans, safety cases, and assurance documentation
Lead hazard identification and risk analysis activities (HAZID, HAZOP, FMEA) and manage hazard logs
Ensure safety requirements traceability through design, verification, validation, and evidence generation
Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and support safety reviews, audits, and regulatory engagement

Essential Skills and Experience

Degree in Systems, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline
Familiarity with safety standards such as Def Stan, IEC 61508, or MIL-STD frameworks
Proven experience in safety engineering within defence or safety-critical environments
Experience producing safety cases, hazard analysis, and risk assessments

Benefits:

Private healthcare
Life assurance
Professional development
Pension contribution