Safety Systems Engineer
Owen Daniels
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
- 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
- Private healthcare
- Life assurance
- Professional development
- Pension contribution
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