Senior Safety Engineer

TEC Partners Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 74,390 - 123,984; Full time

Job summary

TEC Partners Limited is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer in London on a contract basis. This role requires UK sole national status with eligibility for UK security clearance. Rate is up to £90 per hour outside IR35, with an initial 6–12 month contract.

You will lead safety activities across complex defence programmes, shaping safety lifecycle from concept to delivery and in-service support, collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure robust, evidence-based safety outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in safety engineering within defence/aerospace or highly regulated sectors.
• Strong knowledge of safety principles and lifecycle.
• Familiarity with IEC 61508 and Def Stan 00-056.
• Knowledge of hazard analysis and reliability concepts.
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safety engineering activities across complex defence programmes.
• Support hazard identification, risk assessment and mitigation.
• Contribute to safety studies (HAZOP, FMEA, FTA, FMECA, LOPA).
• Define system safety requirements and safety targets.
• Produce safety cases, reports and technical documentation.
• Participate in design reviews and safety committees.
• Collaborate with systems, hardware and software teams to ensure safe designs.
• Provide evidence-based safety recommendations to stakeholders.

Skills

Safety engineering

Hazard analysis

Risk assessment

Systems engineering

Regulated environments

IEC 61508

Education

Degree in Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Senior Safety Engineer
Must be UK Sole National
Location: London
Rate: Up to £90 per hour (Outside IR35)
Contract Length: 6–12 Months
Sole UK National Required

The Opportunity

This is more than just a contract role - it’s an opportunity to support the safety and assurance of complex, mission-critical systems within the UK defence sector.

As a Senior Safety Engineer, you will play a key role in supporting the safety lifecycle of advanced engineering systems, ensuring robust safety processes are embedded from concept through to delivery and in-service support.

Working within a specialist engineering team, you will collaborate across multiple disciplines to influence design decisions, mitigate risk, and help deliver safe, reliable solutions across high-profile defence programmes.

This role would suit an experienced engineer looking to apply your expertise within a technically challenging and highly regulated environment.

What You Will Be Doing

• Delivering safety engineering activities across complex defence programmes
• Supporting hazard identification, risk assessment and mitigation activities
• Conducting and contributing to safety studies including HAZOP, FFA, FTA, FMECA and LOPA
• Defining system safety requirements and supporting safety targets
• Producing high-quality safety cases, reports and technical documentation
• Participating in design reviews, risk meetings and safety committees
• Working closely with systems, hardware, software and project teams to ensure safe design outcomes
• Providing clear, evidence-based safety recommendations to key stakeholders

What We Are Looking For

• Previous experience within a safety engineering environment, ideally defence, aerospace, maritime or other highly regulated sectors
• Strong understanding of functional or product safety principles
• Familiarity with recognised safety standards such as IEC 61508 and Def Stan 00-056
• Knowledge of hardware/software failure modes and reliability principles
• Experience with hazard analysis, FMECA, FTA or similar techniques
• Ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary engineering teams
• Degree, HND, HNC or equivalent experience in Engineering or related discipline

Security Requirements

Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be UK Sole Nationals and eligible to obtain and maintain UK Security Clearance.