Senior Product Safety Manager - Hybrid, UK Defence Tech

Thales Group; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales Group in the UK is seeking a Product Safety Manager to lead safety engineering activities on cutting-edge defence, space, and digital security projects. You will work within the UK Safety Team to develop safety cases, perform hazard analyses, and ensure SMS compliance across programmes.

You will gain experience on high-profile programmes, mentor junior engineers, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and advance your career through development and internal opportunities within Thales.

Qualifications

• Experience in Systems Safety Engineering in complex, regulated settings.
• Proven ability to manage safety work packages and budgets.
• Experience with safety case development and ALARP arguments.
• Knowledge of UK/EU safety regulations (MAA, CAA, etc.).
• Ability to lead safety activities across multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems safety activities across projects and assess safety risks.
• Develop and maintain safety plans and ensure SMS implementation at project level.
• Apply safety engineering methods to complex systems and mentor junior engineers.
• Manage safety requirements and ensure compliant safety cases.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to identify and control hazards.

Skills

Systems Safety

Hazard Analysis

FTA/ETA

FMECA

ALARP

Regulatory Knowledge

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Thales Group in the UK is seeking a Product Safety Manager to lead safety engineering activities on cutting-edge defence, space, and digital security projects. You will work within the UK Safety Team to develop safety cases, perform hazard analyses, and ensure SMS compliance across programmes.

You will gain experience on high-profile programmes, mentor junior engineers, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and advance your career through development and internal opportunities within Thales.