Senior Product Safety Engineer

Gold Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vital role as a Senior Product Safety Engineer supporting the Royal Navy's submarine capability. This position involves leading safety case developments and managing a team within a highly impactful safety engineering domain, ensuring safety remains central throughout the system lifecycle.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Flexible working arrangements

Access to wellbeing programmes

Career development support

Qualifications

• Proven track record of leading safety teams.
• Strong expertise in safety analysis.
• Experience in developing functional Safety Cases.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team for delivering functional Safety Cases.
• Conduct complex safety analyses including Fault Tree Analysis.
• Ensure compliance with UK defence safety standards.

Skills

Safety Analysis Techniques

Functional Safety

Complex Systems Safety

Education

Degree in a STEM discipline

Job description

Senior Product Safety Engineer
Location: Multiple base locations available including Surrey, Bristol, Portsmouth or Weymouth
Work Pattern: Hybrid and flexible working available
Salary: Competitive + comprehensive benefits package

Join a Major UK Defence Programme

We are seeking an experienced Product Safety Engineer to take a lead role in developing and delivering Safety Cases for cutting-edge defence systems. This is a unique opportunity to join a high-impact safety engineering team supporting the Royal Navy's submarine capability.
This position is ideal for candidates with a background in complex systems safety, functional safety, or control systems safety engineering within the UK defence or high-integrity sectors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a small team responsible for delivering functional Safety Cases to agreed schedules
• Develop detailed functional safety justifications
• Conduct complex safety analyses, including Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Event Tree Analysis (ETA)
• Communicate effectively with cross-disciplinary teams including Systems Engineers and Human Factors SMEs
• Ensure compliance with safety requirements and maintain alignment with UK defence safety standards

Essential Experience and Skills:

• Degree in a STEM discipline (or equivalent experience)
• Proven track record of leading safety teams and delivering functional Safety Cases
• Strong expertise in safety analysis techniques and system safety justification

Desirable Experience:

• Submarine systems knowledge or experience in other naval/defence platforms
• Understanding of complex control systems or vehicle control safety
• Familiarity with MOD safety processes and ALARP principles

Why Join Us?

• Competitive pension scheme
• Enhanced annual leave allowance
• Company-contributed share plans
• Flexible working arrangements and relocation support available
• Access to wellbeing programmes, employee discounts, Cycle2Work and more
• Career development support within a mission-critical UK defence programme

About the Safety Engineering Team:

You will play a vital role in influencing the design and integration of systems on advanced UK submarine platforms. You'll gain in-depth knowledge of submarine systems and how they interact, while ensuring safety is central to every stage of the system lifecycle.
You'll contribute to the entire safety case lifecycle - from hazard identification and risk assessment to the development of robust safety arguments and ongoing safety management.

Apply Now

Take your next career step and make a real impact on national defence. If you're a Safety Engineer with experience in UK defence, complex control systems, or submarine platforms, we want to hear from you.

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