RD&D Product Safety Engineer

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Chemring Countermeasures is a world leading and innovative company, designing and developing countermeasure solutions for armed forces worldwide. As part of the Chemring Group, we have a solid global infrastructure that supports our growth.

The RD&D Product Safety Engineer will be responsible for leading the development and maintenance of product safety and environmental documentation in accordance with MOD standards (e.g., JSP 520, JSP 482) and national legislation (e.g., Explosives Regulations 2014, HSE guidance).

• Conduct hazard identification (HAZID), hazard and operability analysis (HAZOP), fault tree analysis (FTA), event tree analysis (ETA), and other appropriate system safety methodologies.
• Develop and maintain Safety Cases, Safety Assessment Reports (SARs), and Hazard Logs in line with Defence Standard 00‑56.
• Provide input to Design Reviews (PDRs, CDRs) ensuring that safety and environmental considerations are fully integrated into the product design.
• Collaborate with chemists, engineers, test specialists, and external safety bodies to ensure safety controls are engineered, tested, and validated.
• Advise on safe handling, storage, transport, and disposal procedures for energetic materials and articles.
• Support trial safety planning and reviews, including risk assessments and range safety submissions.
• Monitor and interpret changes to applicable safety and environmental standards and legislation and ensure ongoing compliance.
• Lead internal audits and prepare safety‑related inputs for external regulatory inspections or MOD reviews.
• Support training and mentoring of junior staff in safety engineering practices and regulatory expectations.

• Right to live and work in the UK, with ability to obtain SC level clearance.
• Must have continually resided in the UK for a minimum of 5 years.
• Level 6 Honors Degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Chemistry or a related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working toward registration is advantageous.
• Experience in safety engineering within explosives, defence, aerospace, or high‑hazard industry.
• Knowledge of risk assessments.
• Experience working within multi‑functional teams.

This role will be worked over a 4.5 day week;
Monday to Thursday 08:00‑16:45 and Friday 08:00‑12:30.

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