Product Safety Lead - Systems Safety & Risk Expert (Hybrid)

Thales Group; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Pension plan

Private healthcare

Job summary

Thales Group in Crawley, UK, is seeking a Product Safety Manager to join a highly skilled safety engineering team. You will work on diverse programmes, from MOD projects to autonomous UAS developments, leading safety activities and mentoring engineers.

The role offers opportunities across technical, management, and programme domains with strong career progression and internal mobility. Hybrid working across sites is available.

Qualifications

• Experience in safety engineering within a regulated environment (rail, aerospace, nuclear, or oil & gas).
• Experience implementing safety management systems at project level.
• Experience managing engineering work packages and budgets.
• Strong knowledge of safety case development and ALARP arguments.

Responsibilities

• Support bids, generate safety estimates and lead work packages.
• Develop safety plans and implement Thales UK SMS at project level.
• Lead safety activities across complex systems and mentor junior engineers.
• Manage safety activities including FTA/ETA and hazard analyses.
• Ensure products are supported by robust safety cases and evidence.
• Collaborate in multidisciplinary teams to identify and manage hazards.

Skills

Systems Safety Engineering

Safety Management Systems

Regulatory Knowledge

FTA/ETA/FMECA

UK/EU Regulations

Budget Management

Education

Relevant degree

Job description

Thales Group in Crawley, UK, is seeking a Product Safety Manager to join a highly skilled safety engineering team. You will work on diverse programmes, from MOD projects to autonomous UAS developments, leading safety activities and mentoring engineers.

The role offers opportunities across technical, management, and programme domains with strong career progression and internal mobility. Hybrid working across sites is available.