Senior Aerospace System Safety Engineer - Flight Controls

ALTEN Group; Warton; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle & Tech Scheme

Employee assistance programme

Life Insurance

Pension Scheme

Social gatherings

Flexible working

Job summary

ALTEN UK is seeking a Senior Systems Safety Engineer to support the development of next‑generation combat air capability. You will define and deliver safety cases for flight control systems and work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safety-critical systems are developed and integrated safely. Location: Warton on‑site 2–3 days per week.

SC clearance is required. You will liaise with suppliers and stakeholders, review safety artefacts, and contribute to governance and safety reviews within

Qualifications

• Experience delivering safety engineering in aerospace/defence or regulated environments.
• Strong safety case development and assurance knowledge.
• Experience with fault trees and safety assessments.
• Familiar with ALARP/SFAIRP principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop, drive and deliver safety case artefacts for aerospace & flight systems.
• Maintain safety cases throughout the product lifecycle.
• Review Fault Tree Analyses and safety documentation.
• Draft qualitative safety arguments and ALARP/SFAIRP justifications.
• Collaborate with SMEs to capture safety requirements and evidence.
• Support investigations and drive safety actions to closure.
• Engage with suppliers to resolve safety issues as systems mature.
• Report progress and support governance and reviews.

Skills

Safety case development

FTA

ALARP/SFAIRP

Systems engineering

Stakeholder engagement

Technical writing

Multi-disciplinary coordination

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Jira

Job description

ALTEN UK is seeking a Senior Systems Safety Engineer to support the development of next‑generation combat air capability. You will define and deliver safety cases for flight control systems and work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safety-critical systems are developed and integrated safely. Location: Warton on‑site 2–3 days per week.

SC clearance is required. You will liaise with suppliers and stakeholders, review safety artefacts, and contribute to governance and safety reviews within