Product Safety Engineer

Systems Engineering and Assessment Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/flexible working

25 days annual leave

Private medical health insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Group Pension Plan

Job summary

SEA is seeking a Product Safety Engineer to ensure safety across products and engineered systems. Based at Beckington/Bristol or Barnstaple, with hybrid working and regular site visits to Barnstaple. Salary up to £64k, depending on experience.

You will lead safety activities from concept through disposal, develop and maintain hazard logs, safety plans, safety cases and compliance matrices, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement safety requirements and verify compliance.

Qualifications

• Understanding hazard identification, risk assessment, reduction and safety assurance principles.
• Experience producing safety documentation, technical reports and compliance records.
• Ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure safety requirements are met.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support product safety activities across the full engineering lifecycle.
• Identify hazards and define proportionate risk reduction measures.
• Develop, review and maintain hazard logs, safety plans and safety assessments.
• Coordinate with design, manufacturing, QA and testing teams to ensure safety compliance.
• Support verification, validation, certification, and technical file preparation.
• Provide safety advice to project teams, suppliers and customers.
• Monitor legislation and standards and translate changes into action.

Skills

Hazard identification

Risk assessment

Safety assurance principles

Engineering safety documentation

FMEA/FTA/HAZID/HAZOP knowledge

Change management

Education

Engineering professional registration (EngTech/IEng/CEng)

Tools

Defence Standards 00-056

Safety case development

Job description

About The Role

Engineered to Protect, that's our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. The Product Safety Engineer is responsible for ensuring the company's products, systems, and engineered solutions are developed, assessed, tested, and supported in accordance with applicable safety legislation, industry standards, customer requirements, and internal safety processes. Product Safety Engineer will be based at either our Beckington, Bristol or Barnstaple sites. This role allows for flexible working with regular visits required to our Barnstaple site. The salary for this role is up to £64k, depending on experience.

What you'll be doing

• Lead and support product safety activities across the full engineering lifecycle, from concept and design through manufacture, delivery, operation, support, and disposal
• Identify hazards, assess product safety risks, and define proportionate risk reduction measures using recognised safety engineering techniques
• Knowledge of recognised safety and reliability techniques such as FMEA, FTA, HAZID, HAZOP, bow-tie analysis, ALARP assessment, reliability prediction, or safety case development
• Develop, review, and maintain safety documentation such as hazard logs, safety plans, safety assessments, safety cases, compliance matrices, and technical reports
• Work with systems, mechanical, electrical, software, manufacturing, quality, and test teams to ensure safety requirements are understood, implemented, verified, and traceable
• Review product designs, drawings, specifications, test evidence, and change proposals to confirm that product safety risks remain acceptable
• Support verification, validation, certification, and compliance activities, including product testing, design reviews, audits, inspections, and technical file preparation
• Provide product safety advice to project teams, suppliers, customers, and other stakeholders
• Monitor relevant legislation, standards, customer requirements, and industry guidance, and translate changes into practical engineering actions

About our company

At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient.We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer

Work life balance

• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements25 days' annual leave, plus buy and sellUp to 16 days flexi leave accrualHalf day FridaysReservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave

Family & wellbeing

• Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance ProgramHealth Cash PlanAll Staff BonusGroup Pension Plan of up to 8% employer contributionCycle to work schemeWellbeing CentreSports & Social activitiesEmployee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savingsLife assurance policyPublication and recruitment bonus rewardsDevelopment opportunities, including LinkedIn learning

Facilities & resources

• Electric vehicle charging points at all sitesPrivate seated lunch areasOnsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beveragesOnsite showers and toiletries provisionFree onsite parking

The skills you need

• Ideally professional registration or working towards registration, such as EngTech, IEng, or CEng.
• Experience of working in an engineering, manufacturing, defence, or technology environment. manufacturing and/or experience of working with Defence Standards 00-056 Safety Management Requirements for Defence Systems
• Good understanding of hazard identification, risk assessment, risk reduction, and safety assurance principles
• Experience producing or contributing to engineering safety documentation, technical reports, verification evidence, or compliance records
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain safety issues clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Structured, analytical approach with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks across projects

Join us and be part of something smaller - with 500 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger:

protecting what matters.