Senior Safety Engineer, Defence & Embedded Systems

Akkar; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Akkar is seeking a Functional Safety Manager to lead safety lifecycle activities for new and existing products. You will partner with multidisciplinary engineering teams to define safety requirements, perform hazard analyses, and author safety cases underpinning mission systems.

Applying IEC 61508/ISO 26262 standards, coordinating safety planning, performing FMEDA/HAZOP analyses, and working with subcontractors to ensure safety and environmental compliance are key.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline.
• Eligible for UK GOVT security clearance (SC min).
• Demonstrable experience in safety engineering within defence, automotive, or other high-integrity industries.
• Strong knowledge of military safety standards (e.g. DEF STAN 00-055 and DEF STAN 00-056).
• Strong knowledge of safety standards such as IEC 61508 or ISO 26262, and activities: Safety planning, Hardware and Software development, Fault Tree Analysis, FMEA/FMECA, Reliability (SIL) calculations, Product safety manuals.
• Experience with risk assessment techniques such as FMEDA and hazard analysis.

Responsibilities

• Hazard identification and risk assessments (e.g. FMEDA, HAZOP) for complex electronic systems.
• Develop and maintain safety cases and safety management plans in line with industry standards such as IEC 61508, DEF STAN 00-056, or equivalent.
• Define safety requirements and ensure they are traceable through system design and verification processes.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of safety processes and methodologies.
• Working closely with sub-contractors to ensure understanding and adherence to safety and environmental requirements.

Skills

Safety engineering

Hazard analyses

System safety

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

FMEDA

HAZOP

FMEA/FMECA

Reliability calculations (SIL)

Job description

Akkar is seeking a Functional Safety Manager to lead safety lifecycle activities for new and existing products. You will partner with multidisciplinary engineering teams to define safety requirements, perform hazard analyses, and author safety cases underpinning mission systems.

Applying IEC 61508/ISO 26262 standards, coordinating safety planning, performing FMEDA/HAZOP analyses, and working with subcontractors to ensure safety and environmental compliance are key.