Safety-Related Electronics and Embedded Software Engineer

1923 FRAZER-NASH CONSULTANCY LIMITED; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive salary

Pension

Private healthcare

Flexible hours

Job summary

Frazer-Nash Consultancy is hiring a Safety-Related Electronics and Embedded Software Engineer to deliver electronic hardware and embedded software for high-integrity applications. The role blends hands-on engineering with technical coordination across the product lifecycle, from requirements through design, verification, and in-service support.

You will lead architecture design, review safety requirements, and engage with customers to inform decisions.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in Electronic Engineering, Embedded Systems, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience delivering electronics and embedded software in safety-related, high-integrity or regulated environments.
• Practical understanding of hardware-software interaction within a system.
• Experience with requirements capture, decomposition, traceability and verification planning.
• Knowledge of safety lifecycle principles and assurance evidence.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture level design for systems with embedded electronics, firmware and software.
• Review circuit schematics or software source code where needed.
• Translate safety needs into clear product, hardware and software requirements with acceptance criteria and traceability.
• Lead allocation of safety requirements across electronics, firmware and software.
• Conduct hazard analysis, risk assessment, FMEA/FMECA, fault-tree analysis, and develop safety arguments.

Skills

Embedded software

Electronics design

Safety engineering

Requirements traceability

Hazard analysis

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering

Systems Engineering background

Tools

DOORS

Jama Connect

Polarion

Azure DevOps

Jira

Job description

Title: Safety-Related Electronics and Embedded Software Engineer Salary range: £60,000 to £75,000 per annum Location: Bristol or Burton-on-Trent Working Pattern: We operate a flexible hybrid working pattern at Frazer-Nash, with time split between the office, client sites and working from home. Closing date: 27/11/26 We encourage early applications, as vacancies may close once, we receive sufficient applications. We are seeking an engineer with a safety-related background to support the delivery of electronic hardware and embedded software for demanding, high-integrity applications. The role will combine hands‑on engineering with technical coordination across the product lifecycle, from early concept and requirements definition through design, verification, validation, qualification and in‑service support. The successful candidate will understand how safety objectives influence architecture, requirements, design decisions, assurance evidence and release. Experience spanning both electronics and embedded software is particularly valuable. Ideally, you will also have experience of technical product management or product ownership, helping to shape priorities, manage technical scope and align multidisciplinary teams around customer and end‑user needs.

You will be expected to:

• Lead on architecture level design, review and assurance activities for systems containing embedded electronics, firmware and software.
• Get into the detail when needed, for example by reviewing or creating circuit schematics or software source code.
• Translate customer, system and safety needs into clear product, hardware and software requirements with appropriate acceptance criteria and traceability.
• Lead and review the allocation of safety requirements across electronics, firmware and embedded software systems.
• Undertake or support hazard analysis, risk assessment, FMEA/FMECA, fault‑tree analysis and the development of safety arguments and assurance evidence.
• Apply system level thinking to resolve technical issues and manage interfaces across customers, internal teams and supply chain.
• Provide proportionate technical product management or product ownership, at design reviews and in maintaining technical priorities, scope, risks, dependencies and delivery roadmaps.
• Engage with customers and stakeholders to clarify needs, communicate technical trade‑offs and support evidence‑based decisions.

Experienced Required

• Degree or equivalent experience in Electronic Engineering, Embedded Systems, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience delivering electronics and embedded software within a safety‑related, high‑integrity or regulated environment.
• Practical understanding of the interaction between hardware, firmware, embedded software and the wider system.
• Experience of requirements capture, decomposition, traceability and verification planning.
• Knowledge of safety lifecycle principles and the production of proportionate assurance evidence.
• Experience of electronic design and review, including analogue, digital or mixed‑signal circuits, component selection, PCB considerations, EMC and reliability.
• Experience of embedded software development or assurance using languages such as C or C++, including real‑time behaviour, interfaces, defensive design and test.
• Experience supporting integration, troubleshooting, verification, validation and qualification activities.
• Ability to communicate technical risk, uncertainty and trade‑offs clearly to engineering and non‑engineering stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, collaboration and technical writing skills.

Due to the nature of the work that Frazer-Nash Consultancy undertake, candidates will be required to undergo pre‑employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.

Desirable

• Experience of technical product management, product ownership or technical delivery leadership for complex engineering products.
• Experience with producing or reviewing conceptual, preliminary and detailed designs.
• Experience maintaining a product roadmap, prioritised backlog, release plan or technical delivery plan.
• Familiarity with relevant standards such as IEC 61508, ISO 26262, DO‑254, DO‑178C, DEF STAN 00‑056, EN 50128/EN 50716 or comparable sector standards.
• Experience with model‑based development, static analysis, coding standards, independent verification or software/hardware assurance.
• Experience with configuration management, change control, problem resolution and continuous improvement of engineering practice.
• Experience with tools such as DOORS, Jama Connect, Polarion, Azure DevOps or Jira for requirements and delivery management.
• Knowledge of communication protocols such as CAN, RS485, SPI, I²C or Ethernet.
• Experience in defence, aerospace, rail, automotive, nuclear, energy, medical devices or another regulated sector.
• Progress towards professional registration such as IEng or CEng.

Benefits

We provide our people with an excellent benefit and offering package that comprises:

• Competitive salary with yearly reviews 25 days holiday + the opportunity to buy 5 days.
• A company that has its heart in the right place and a welcoming work culture.
• Happy to talk flexible working Enhanced parental benefits Company pension scheme Targeted professional development Life assurance Private healthcare membership Bonus scheme linked into company performance Paid membership fees to a professional institution Support in attaining professional membership Cycle to work scheme Season rail ticket loan And further optional benefits you can tailor to your personal requirements.

Frazer‑Nash is a leading systems, engineering and technology company.

We help organisations deliver innovative engineering and technology solutions to make lives safe, secure, sustainable, and affordable.

With over 1000 employees, we work from a network of nine UK and four Australian locations.

Our people apply their expertise to develop, enhance and protect our clients' critical assets, systems and processes.

We use our skills and talents to ensure a sustainable future for society.

Our work helps deliver a safe and secure world, where natural resources are conserved, and clean energy is available to all.

And we focus on actions to reduce climate change; supporting rapid and far‑reaching transformations in the delivery of energy, security, industry, and transport.

At the heart of our business are a set of self‑defined core values. These are part of our DNA and we’re committed to upholding them – internally as part of our Frazer‑Nash family; in the way we work with our customers; and when we engage with the wider world.

We care At Frazer‑Nash, we care about each other; always looking to collaborate and see things from the other person’s point of view We offer mutual support, learn from one another, and work as a team to deliver the best results Everyone has a voice, and we all make the time to listen We will work with openness and collaborate effectively – thinking about our clients and our people, and responding to their needs We care about the difference we make to the wider world. We are trusted Effective collaboration is founded upon trust. We earn the trust of our customers and colleagues by delivering on the commitments we have made to them. We deliver success We deliver value and success to our customers and to our business. We continually strive to be the best at what we do. We want to do things that matter We seek out interesting and satisfying work that helps makes a difference in society We use our expertise to provide trusted, impartial professional advice to our clients By making a difference to today, we benefit the world of tomorrow – so we can all go home each day knowing that we’ve done something that really mattered.