Senior Defence Safety Engineer – Systems Assurance

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited; West of England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Training & development

Hybrid working

Flexible holidays

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer to deliver safety engineering and assurance across UK MoD programmes. You will work in multidisciplinary teams to develop, assure and deliver safe, compliant military systems throughout the lifecycle.

Essential skills include defence sector experience, Safety Cases, Hazard Logs, and MBSE familiarity. You will apply FHA/FTA methods, produce clear reports and mentor junior engineers while supporting business development.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering safety engineering or safety assurance within the UK Defence sector or Armed Forces.
• Experience developing and maintaining Safety Cases, Safety Assessments and Hazard Logs in line with recognised defence standards and good practice.
• Strong understanding of hazard identification, risk assessment and risk management methodologies.
• Knowledge of systems engineering principles and application across the engineering lifecycle.
• Experience working on safety-critical, mission-critical or high-integrity systems.
• Ability to analyse complex technical issues and develop pragmatic, defensible safety solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including high-quality technical documentation and client-facing reports.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Degree qualified, or equivalent experience, in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or a related STEM discipline.

Responsibilities

• Leading and supporting the development, maintenance and delivery of Safety Cases and Safety Assessments.
• Managing Hazard Logs and supporting hazard identification, risk assessment and risk management activities.
• Developing safety arguments and evidence to support system acceptance and operation.
• Deriving, allocating and verifying safety requirements throughout the system lifecycle.
• Applying recognised safety analysis techniques, including FHA, PHA, FMECA, FTA and Bow Tie Analysis.
• Supporting safety governance, assurance reviews, audits and independent assurance activities.
• Providing safety engineering guidance to systems, software, hardware and integration teams.
• Engaging with customers, delivery partners, regulators and assurance authorities to support programme objectives.
• Producing clear, robust and well-structured technical reports, safety documentation and client deliverables.
• Supporting business development, capability growth and mentoring of junior safety engineers.

Skills

Defence sector experience

Safety engineering

Safety assurance

Hazard analysis

Safety cases

Systems engineering

Technical reporting

Stakeholder management

Clear communication

Engineering degree

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

MBSE

Job description

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer to deliver safety engineering and assurance across UK MoD programmes. You will work in multidisciplinary teams to develop, assure and deliver safe, compliant military systems throughout the lifecycle.

Essential skills include defence sector experience, Safety Cases, Hazard Logs, and MBSE familiarity. You will apply FHA/FTA methods, produce clear reports and mentor junior engineers while supporting business development.