Senior System Safety Architect – Defence Systems

Thales Group; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related bonus

Half day every Friday

28 days annual leave

24 hours volunteering paid for

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Life cover

24/7 Employee Assistance Program

Employee discounts

Gym membership discounts

Job summary

Thales Group in Belfast is seeking a Senior System Safety & Environmental Engineer to lead safety activities on complex defence programmes and shape safety across the system lifecycle.

You will conduct hazard analyses, define safety requirements, and drive risk reduction while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams to produce compelling safety cases and assurance evidence for certification and deployment.

Qualifications

• Proven academic background in Engineering or Science, with safety training.

Responsibilities

• Lead Safety & Environmental Management activities within project teams ensuring compliance with the IAS Safety Management System.
• Conduct hazard identification, hazard analysis and risk assessment, defining safety requirements across system performance and verification.
• Influence multidisciplinary teams with evidence-based safety arguments throughout the product lifecycle.
• Champion compliance with safety and environmental standards, governance, and best practice across IAS programmes.
• Plan and manage S&EM work packages, producing hazard analyses and safety cases, with robust assurance evidence for certification.

Skills

Hazard analysis

Risk assessment

Safety case development

Safety engineering leadership

Programmable elements

SILs/DALs knowledge

Safety standards knowledge

Whole-life systems engineering

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Thales Group in Belfast is seeking a Senior System Safety & Environmental Engineer to lead safety activities on complex defence programmes and shape safety across the system lifecycle.

You will conduct hazard analyses, define safety requirements, and drive risk reduction while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams to produce compelling safety cases and assurance evidence for certification and deployment.