Lead Safety Engineer – Combat Air (Hybrid)

Leonardo UK Ltd; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Mental health support

Online courses access

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Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd is seeking an experienced Lead Safety Engineer to join our Combat Air team in a hybrid role, contributing to the safety leadership across advanced airborne platforms, mission systems, sensors, weapons and support solutions.

You will drive safety lifecycle activities, develop safety evidence, and help embed safety into technical decisions while mentoring junior engineers. A regulated aerospace background is essential and strong collaboration with suppliers is expected.

Qualifications

• Strong background in system safety engineering in aerospace/defence or similar regulated environments.
• Experience leading safety activities on complex systems or programmes.
• Practical experience developing Safety Cases and managing hazards.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety engineering activities across Combat Air programmes.
• Develop and maintain Safety Cases, Hazard Logs and safety management plans.
• Lead and oversee FHA, PHA, SHA, FTA and FMEA/FMECA analyses.
• Define and manage safety requirements with traceability through design and verification.
• Provide safety guidance to multidisciplinary teams and suppliers.
• Develop safety evidence for customers and stakeholders.
• Mentor other safety engineers and help develop the capability.

Skills

System safety engineering

Lead safety activities

Safety Cases

Safety standards knowledge

Safety requirement tracing

Authoritative guidance

Education

Engineering or safety qualification

Job description

Leonardo UK Ltd is seeking an experienced Lead Safety Engineer to join our Combat Air team in a hybrid role, contributing to the safety leadership across advanced airborne platforms, mission systems, sensors, weapons and support solutions.

You will drive safety lifecycle activities, develop safety evidence, and help embed safety into technical decisions while mentoring junior engineers. A regulated aerospace background is essential and strong collaboration with suppliers is expected.