Senior Safety Engineer - Lead EW System Safety

Leonardo UK Ltd

England

Hybrid

GBP 70,000 - 100,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours
Hybrid working
Generous leave
Pension scheme
Mental health support
Coursera & LinkedIn Learning
Referral bonus
Private healthcare

Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer to drive safety across the lifecycle of electronic warfare systems. You will influence design decisions, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and national security stakeholders, and ensure safety, compliance and performance in challenging environments.

The role requires leading safety work packages, engaging with regulators and customers, and delivering safety artefacts and certifications for complex platforms.

Qualifications

  • Proven experience conducting system safety analysis within safety‑critical industries.
  • Experience across multiple stages of the engineering lifecycle.
  • Ability to lead safety work packages and coordinate activities across diverse teams.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
  • Experience engaging with customers, suppliers and regulatory authorities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the delivery of safety assessments in line with Safety Management Plans.
  • Identify and mitigate hazards to ALARP levels across complex systems.
  • Perform intrinsic and functional hazard analyses for integrated platforms.
  • Define and manage safety requirements throughout the lifecycle.
  • Review subsystem safety evidence and integrate findings at system level.
  • Produce key safety artefacts and certification evidence.

Skills

System safety analysis
Safety management
Hazard analysis
Stakeholder management
Regulatory engagement

Tools

Def Stan 00-056
Def Stan 00-055
ARP4754B
ARP4761A
RTCA DO-254
RTCA DO-178C

Job description

Leonardo UK Ltd is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer to drive safety across the lifecycle of electronic warfare systems. You will influence design decisions, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and national security stakeholders, and ensure safety, compliance and performance in challenging environments.

The role requires leading safety work packages, engaging with regulators and customers, and delivering safety artefacts and certifications for complex platforms.

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