Defence Safety Engineer: Critical Systems & Safety

Matchtech; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech is seeking an experienced Safety Engineer to join a growing defence-focused engineering team in the UK. You will identify, assess, and manage safety risks across the product lifecycle, embedding safety principles into design decisions and ensuring compliance with industry and defence standards.

You will conduct hazard analyses, develop safety cases, support audits and certification activities, and mentor junior engineers while influencing cross-functional teams to deliver safe,

Qualifications

• Experience working in safety-critical or highly regulated environments such as Defence, Aerospace, Nuclear, Rail, Automotive, or similar sectors.
• Strong knowledge of safety engineering principles and methodologies.
• Experience with safety cases, hazard analyses, and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Conduct hazard identification, hazard analyses, and safety assessments across the development lifecycle.
• Perform reliability and safety analyses (FMEA, FMECA, FTA, FHA, PHA).
• Develop and maintain hazard logs with mitigations and traceability.
• Define and derive safety requirements and ensure traceability through verification.
• Produce safety documentation, safety cases, compliance evidence and technical reports.
• Facilitate safety reviews, workshops, and risk assessments with cross-functional teams.
• Support design reviews and influence engineering decisions to meet safety requirements.
• Assess impact of design changes on system safety and support change management.

Skills

Safety engineering principles

Hazard analysis

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Systems engineering

Independent working

Tools

DOORS

Enterprise Architect

Job description

Matchtech is seeking an experienced Safety Engineer to join a growing defence-focused engineering team in the UK. You will identify, assess, and manage safety risks across the product lifecycle, embedding safety principles into design decisions and ensuring compliance with industry and defence standards.

You will conduct hazard analyses, develop safety cases, support audits and certification activities, and mentor junior engineers while influencing cross-functional teams to deliver safe,