Product Safety Engineer - Naval Tech, Hybrid Role

SEA Ltd; Frome; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/flexible working

25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and/or

Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual

Half day Fridays

Private medical health insurance

Group Pension Plan 8% employer

Cycle to work

Wellbeing Centre

Employee discounts

Life assurance

Job summary

SEA Ltd is seeking a Product Safety Engineer to lead safety activities across the full engineering lifecycle, ensuring compliance with safety legislation and standards. You will identify hazards, assess risks, and define mitigation measures while collaborating with systems, mechanical, electrical, software, and manufacturing teams.

Based in Beckington, Bristol, or Barnstaple with flexible working and regular site visits.

Qualifications

• Professional registration or working towards EngTech/IEng/CEng.
• Experience in engineering/defence tech environment.
• Understanding hazard identification and risk assessment principles.
• Experience producing safety documentation and technical reports.
• Strong written and verbal communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Professional registration

Hazard identification & risk

Safety documentation

Strong communication

Structured analytical

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Defence Standards 00-056

Job description

SEA Ltd is seeking a Product Safety Engineer to lead safety activities across the full engineering lifecycle, ensuring compliance with safety legislation and standards. You will identify hazards, assess risks, and define mitigation measures while collaborating with systems, mechanical, electrical, software, and manufacturing teams.

Based in Beckington, Bristol, or Barnstaple with flexible working and regular site visits.