Senior Systems Safety Engineer
$45,000–$65,000 year
HybridCrawley, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Lead and deliver Systems Safety Engineering activities across the full project lifecycle within highly regulated environments. Develop and maintain Safety Cases, ensuring robust safety arguments and compliance with ALARP principles. Perform and support safety analyses including Fault Tree Analysis, Event Tree Analysis, Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis, and Functional Failure Analysis. Identify, capture, manage, and verify safety requirements, ensuring safety considerations are embedded throughout system development. Support the planning and delivery of safety engineering work packages, including management of technical scope, priorities, and stakeholder engagement. Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure compliance with applicable safety standards, regulatory frameworks, and project safety management processes. Location: Bristol or Crawley. On-site: Hybrid (3 days per week). Seniority: Senior (5+ years of Safety Experience). Security Clearance: Candidates must be willing and eligible to obtain SC clearance.
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience in Systems Safety Engineering within Defence, Aerospace, Rail, Nuclear, Oil & Gas, or other highly regulated industries.
- Strong experience developing and managing Safety Cases and producing robust ALARP arguments.
- Extensive experience applying safety analysis techniques including FTA, ETA, FMECA, FFA, Hazard Analysis, Hazard Logs, and IHA.
- Experience working within a formal Safety Management System and implementing safety processes at project level.
- Knowledge of industry standards including Def Stan 00-056, Def Stan 00-055, EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129, IEC 61508, ARP4761, DO-178, and DO-254.
- Understanding of UK and international safety regulatory frameworks and safety compliance requirements.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, or relevant technical military background with equivalent experience.
- Security Clearance: Candidates must be willing and eligible to obtain SC clearance.
- Senior (5+ years of Safety Experience)
Desired Qualifications
- Experience planning and delivering safety engineering programmes of work.
- Experience managing engineering work packages and budgets.
- Knowledge of safety occurrence investigations and root cause analysis methodologies.
- Experience supporting defence certification, assurance, or approval activities.
- Familiarity with hazard management and safety lifecycle management tools.
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