Lead Safety Engineer

Leonardo UK Ltd; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace technology company is seeking a Lead Safety Engineer to ensure product compliance with safety and environmental standards. This hybrid role will involve collaborative engagement with project teams and key stakeholders to assure safety in land, naval, and airborne domains. The position offers an attractive salary and comprehensive benefits including flexible working arrangements, extensive leave options, and an award-winning pension scheme.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Company-funded flexible benefits

Up to 45 days holiday

Award-winning pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted gym memberships

Free access to online courses

Role-dependent bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Experience with Def Stan 00-051, 00-055, 00-056, IEC 61508 or similar.
• Broad knowledge of Safety and Environmental Case development for complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Providing advice on product safety and environmental matters.
• Engaging with third parties for Design Safety and Environmental Evidence Reports.
• Leading Safety and Environmental Audits.

Skills

Analysing complex systems from a safety perspective

Good communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Safety Management

Tools

DOORS

Adelard ASCE

Isograph FaultTree+

Job description

Job Description:

Leonardo has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Safety Engineer to join our experienced and established team. Working within the Integrated Sensors & Protection Line of Business, you will support the Design Authorities to assure safety of products. The role offers flexible home working, with the expectation of travel to our UK offices and occasional international trips.

A fantastic opportunity for you to utilise and develop your current skills within an industry-leading technology company. Working on real engineering problems and supporting teams designing and developing solutions that sit at the heart of our products… Not to mention, we offer an award-winning package.

About the Role

As Lead Safety Engineer, you will provide assurance that products comply with Safety, Environmental, and Legislative requirements, primarily within the land, naval, and airborne domains. Working with other safety specialists, you will play an active role in maintaining and enhancing the Product Safety and Environmental Impact Management System, which is integral to Design Integrity.

Typical responsibilities include:

• Providing advice on product safety and environmental matters to project and engineering managers delivering the programmes and ensuring the safety and environmental considerations are correctly considered and implemented
• Engaging with third parties, to review and gather supporting Design Safety and Environmental Evidence Reports
• Developing safety and environmental arguments, both functional and physical. By means of appropriate safety analyses methods, producing, and updating Safety and Environmental management documentation.
• Ensuring applicable legislation, regulations, and standards are adhered to for the product in development
• Task Managing other safety and environmental practitioners in the team
• Leading Safety and Environmental Audits.

This is a hybrid role, with expectations to work out of our site in Basildon, Southampton, Bristol, Luton, Edinburgh, or Newcastle at least 1 day per week.

About You

You will have proven experience as a Safety Engineer, ideally within the marine environment; however, experience in other industries will also be acceptable.

Essential Experience/Qualifications:

• Experience analysing complex systems from a safety perspective, considering the system functions
• Broad knowledge and experience of Safety and Environmental Case development for complex systems within an Electronics or Avionics discipline
• Good communication skills and ability to interact and manage stakeholders
• Experience of working with Def Stan 00-051, 00-055, 00-056, IEC 61508 (or similar)
• Capability to achieve full SC security clearance and access to caveated information such as UK eyes only

Desirable Experience/Qualifications:

• Experience with tools such as DOORS, Adelard ASCE, and Isograph FaultTree+
• SSMO (Ship Safety Management Office) or SEMT (Safety and Environmental Management Training) qualification
• Degree in Safety Management

All successful applicants must be eligible for full security clearance and access to UK-caveated and ITAR-controlled information. For more information and guidance, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels

What We Offer

A competitive salary based on your experience and skills, along with an award-winning benefits package including:

• Flexible working hours with hybrid options. For part-time opportunities, please talk to us.
• Company-funded flexible benefits: access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology, and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
• Up to 45 days holiday: 25 days plus bank holidays, with options to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year. Also, options to buy/sell leave.
• Award-winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution)
• Employee Assistance Programme offering free mental health support, financial wellbeing support, and network groups to promote diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
• Discounted gym memberships, Cycle to Work scheme
• Free access to over 4000 online courses via Coursera
• Role-dependent bonus scheme

For a full list of benefits, please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global high-tech company and a key player in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo employs over 45,000 people, including 8,000 based at 8 UK sites.

Primary Location: GB - Basildon

Contract Type:

Hybrid Working: Hybrid