Senior Safety Engineer for Aerospace & Defence Systems

Leonardo UK Ltd; Caddington; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits

Hybrid working

Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd invites experienced Safety Engineer to influence design and delivery of complex, mission-critical systems within aerospace and defence programmes. As Principal Safety Engineer, you will shape safety evidence and support Safety & Environmental Management System enhancements.

You will lead safety assessments, influence architecture, and develop robust safety arguments across the product lifecycle, collaborating with Systems, Software and Hardware teams and customers.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering safety engineering activities on complex systems.
• Knowledge of safety analysis techniques such as Hazard Analysis, FFA, FMECA, FTA or similar methodologies.
• Experience developing Safety Case Reports and supporting evidence.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to work collaboratively across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The confidence to engage with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Leading safety assessments from Hazard Identification through to the delivery of Safety Case Reports.
• Applying safety analysis techniques such as Functional Failure Analysis (FFA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and system requirements analysis.
• Influencing system architecture and design decisions by identifying and managing technical risk.
• Developing safety requirements and defining effective verification and validation approaches.
• Producing robust safety arguments and evidence to demonstrate compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.
• Conducting Environmental Impact Assessments and supporting environmental compliance activities.
• Presenting technical safety findings to customers, stakeholders and Integrated Project Teams.
• Supporting investigations relating to safety incidents, observations and lessons learned.
• Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to solve complex technical challenges.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of Leonardo's Safety & Environmental Management System.

Skills

Safety engineering

Hazard analysis

System safety

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

IBM DOORS

CAMEO Systems Modeller

Isograph FaultTree+

Azure DevOps

Job description

Leonardo UK Ltd invites experienced Safety Engineer to influence design and delivery of complex, mission-critical systems within aerospace and defence programmes. As Principal Safety Engineer, you will shape safety evidence and support Safety & Environmental Management System enhancements.

You will lead safety assessments, influence architecture, and develop robust safety arguments across the product lifecycle, collaborating with Systems, Software and Hardware teams and customers.