Senior Lead Systems Safety Engineer

Job Description

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About BDUK
BDUK is a subsidiary of The Boeing Company delivering complex defence programmes across fixed‑wing, vertical lift and digital capability domains. Working with multi‑disciplinary teams and regulated customers, we seek candidates who can help deliver safe, compliant and mission‑capable engineering outcomes.

Role Summary
The Lead System Engineer provides overall technical direction for the delivery of Systems Safety Engineering artefacts and support to BDUK programme and function activities. As the Senior System Safety engineer, the incumbent will report to the Head of Safety, Airworthiness and Speciality engineering and will work closely with the Chief Engineer Product & Service Safety and other technical leads to ensure that System Safety Engineering process and tools are developed and maintained to meet evolving business requirements.

The role will also oversee the definition of Systems Safety staff competences and work closely with relevant managers to support the development of staff.

Key responsibilities

• Strategy and planning
  • Support the development and implementation of SSE functional strategy to deliver an effective Global Engineering capability based on a robust, sustainable UK SSE capability.
  • Develop options and implementation plans to deliver the strategy across the engineering function and programmes.
  • Support the Safety Managers in managing and planning technical activity for team workload and future demands.
• Process and documentation
  • Lead the development, authoring and maintenance of System Safety Engineering policies, core processes, work instructions, checklists and tools for use by programmes and governance forums.
  • Provide practical tailoring guidance so programmes can adapt System Safety Engineering in proportion to lifecycle phase, product complexity and regulatory interface.
• Governance support
  • Drive alignment and where, appropriate, integration with Safety Management Systems and Quality Management Systems.
  • Represent Systems Safety Engineering on relevant governance activities.
  • Support formal decision gates and reviews where System Safety Engineering criteria apply.
• Independent assurance & technical oversight
  • Provide Technical leadership to the System Safety Engineering team to ensure best practise is followed
  • Ensure the proactive advice, assist and checking of System Safety Engineering work products by Technical Lead Engineers to ensure technical integrity and first-time quality.
• Competency and capability
  • Define System Safety Engineering roles, associated competencies and training needs; support competency assessments and designation of suitably qualified and experienced personnel.
  • Contribute to development and delivery of System Safety Engineering training and best practice guidance across the Engineering function.
• Metrics, monitoring and continuous improvement
  • Support the definition, collection and analysis of System Safety engineering metrics to provide management visibility, identify trends and drive continuous improvement actions.
• Stakeholder engagement and collaboration
  • Work with programme teams, safety, quality, supplier management and customers to ensure technically compliant solutions and a consistent approach to assurance across programmes and regulatory domains.
  • Facilitate cross‑team coordination to integrate System Safety work streams with programme delivery.
• Other
  • Provide leadership on System Safety Engineering process and practise and represent System Safety Engineering on process and tools working groups where required.
  • Undertake occasional UK and international travel as needed.

What success looks like

• A respected UK Systems Safety Engineering team that is integrated with Boeing Safety and Airworthiness Global Integration strategy and which is consistently delivering on-time, first time quality system safety products.
• Published and adopted core Systems Safety processes, templates and training materials used by…