Principal Safety Engineer

Leonardo; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 53,259 - 71,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Generous leave

Award-winning pension scheme

Access to mental health support

Learning opportunities through online courses

Financial rewards for referrals

Job summary

Leonardo is seeking a Principal Safety Engineer to ensure high safety and environmental standards throughout the product lifecycle. Based in Luton, the role involves collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to conduct safety assessments, perform detailed analyses, and develop safety requirements.

Candidates should possess strong analytical skills and experience in safety case reporting, ideally within electronics or avionics. This position offers a hybrid working model and a salary range of £53,259 - £71,400.

Qualifications

• Experience analysing complex systems from a safety perspective.
• Strong understanding of system functions and risks.
• Excellent communication skills with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct safety assessments throughout the lifecycle.
• Perform safety analyses using various techniques.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safety.

Skills

Safety analysis expertise

Analytical problem-solving

Communication skills

Collaboration with engineers

Education

Experience with complex systems

Knowledge in electronics or avionics

Tools

CAMEO Systems Modeller

Azure

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Salary Range £53,259 - £71,400

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

Join us in helping to design and deliver safe, reliable systems that operate in some of the most complex engineering environments. As a Principal Safety Engineer, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our products meet the highest safety and environmental standards throughout their entire lifecycle.

Job Description

Working within the Company Safety and Environmental Management System, you’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, customers, partners and suppliers to analyse risks, influence design decisions and ensure the safe delivery of innovative systems.

Your Impact

In this role, you will apply your safety analysis expertise across the full system lifecycle — from early requirements definition through design, development, manufacture, integration, acceptance testing, delivery and, when required, disposal.

Your work will include

• Conducting safety assessments across the lifecycle, from Hazard Identification through to the delivery of project Safety Case Reports.
• Performing detailed safety analyses using techniques such as Functional Failure Analysis, system requirements analysis and Fault Tree Analysis to identify risks and influence design decisions and architecture.
• Carrying out Environmental Impact Assessments to ensure products comply with relevant legislation and environmental standards.
• Developing Safety Requirements and identifying appropriate verification and validation methods.
• Building robust safety arguments supported by evidence to demonstrate compliance and support safety claims.
• Presenting the results of safety analysis to Integrated Project Teams and customers.
• Supporting incident or observation investigations where required.
• Working closely with engineers from multiple disciplines to solve complex technical challenges and deliver safe products.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of the Company Safety Management System.

What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for someone who enjoys solving complex problems and influencing system design through safety expertise.

• Experience analysing complex systems from a safety perspective, with an understanding of system functions.
• Knowledge and experience in developing Safety Case Reports for complex systems, ideally within an electronics or avionics environment.
• A self‑motivated mindset with a passion for learning new technologies and continuously improving your skills.
• The ability to collaborate across multiple subsystem teams, managing design complexity and uncertainty to help develop effective system solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience working with internal and external stakeholders at a variety of seniority levels.

It would be great if you also have experience with

• CAMEO Systems Modeller
• Azure
• DOORS
• Adelard ASCE
• Isograph FaultTree+
• Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre‑employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). Additional personnel security controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply and could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV).

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company‑funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work‑life balance.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi‑days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award‑winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee‑led networks championing inclusion and diversity.
• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

Primary Location

GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300

Contract Type

Permanent

Hybrid Working

Hybrid

At Leonardo, we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.