Senior Safety Engineer

Copello Global; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Copello Global is seeking an experienced Principal Safety Engineer to provide technical leadership across the development of complex, safety-critical defence systems. The role is on-site in Berkshire or Gloucester and involves working with multidisciplinary engineering teams to manage safety across the product lifecycle.

The successful candidate will lead hazard analyses, develop safety cases and influence design decisions to ensure safety is embedded throughout development, including leading

Qualifications

• Experience in safety engineering within a safety-critical environment.
• Proven ability to lead hazard analysis, risk assessment and safety case development.

Responsibilities

• Leading hazard identification, safety assessments and reliability analysis.
• Producing and reviewing FMEA/FMECA, FTA and other safety analyses.
• Developing and maintaining safety cases, hazard logs and safety requirements.
• Influencing design decisions to embed safety throughout development.
• Leading safety reviews and workshops with engineering teams and stakeholders.
• Providing technical guidance and mentoring to other engineers.
• Supporting design reviews, verification activities, bids and customer engagements.

Skills

Hazard analysis

FMEA/FMECA

Safety case development

Safety leadership

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Def Stan MIL-STD knowledge

Job description

Location – Berkshire or Gloucester (on-site)

Salary – Competitive plus bonus and package.

Please note: Due to the nature of the role, this position requires eligibility to obtain and maintain DV Security Clearance.

Copello are looking for an experienced Principal Safety Engineer to provide technical leadership across the development of complex, safety-critical defence systems. The role will work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to identify and manage risks throughout the product lifecycle.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading hazard identification, safety assessments and reliability analysis
• Producing and reviewing FMEA/FMECA, FTA and other safety analysis
• Developing and maintaining safety cases, hazard logs and safety requirements
• Influencing design decisions to ensure safety is embedded throughout development
• Leading safety reviews and workshops with engineering teams and stakeholders
• Providing technical guidance and mentoring to other engineers
• Supporting design reviews, verification activities, bids and customer engagements

What we’re looking for:

• Strong experience within Safety Engineering in a safety-critical environment
• Experience across hazard analysis, risk assessment and safety case development
• Knowledge of relevant safety standards, ideally Def Stan 00-056 and/or MIL-STD 1629
• Experience with FMEA/FMECA, FTA, PHA or FHA
• Ability to influence technical decisions and work across multidisciplinary teams
• Defence, aerospace, nuclear, rail or similar regulated industry experience