Senior Systems Safety Engineer

ALTEN; Crawley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering solutions provider in the UK is looking for a Senior Systems Safety Engineer to manage safety assurance activities on complex, high-integrity systems. This role requires experience in System Safety Engineering within regulated industries, along with skills in FTA, ETA, and safety case development. You will collaborate with engineering teams, develop robust safety arguments, and ensure compliance with standards. Additional perks include competitive salary, medical insurance, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Pension Scheme

Cycle-to-work Scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Social atmosphere with regular gatherings

Qualifications

• Proven experience in System Safety Engineering within a safety-critical and regulated industry.
• Strong understanding of Safety Case development and ALARP arguments.
• Hands-on experience performing safety analyses such as FTA, ETA, FMECA.

Responsibilities

• Lead System Safety Engineering activities across the full project lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain Safety Cases demonstrating ALARP principles.
• Conduct detailed safety analyses and maintain Hazard Logs.

Skills

System Safety Engineering

Risk Analysis

Communication

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Systems, Aerospace, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Hazard Log management tools

Job description

At ALTEN UK we partner with industry leaders to deliver advanced safety engineering solutions across Defence Aerospace Rail and Energy domains. We’re seeking a Senior Systems Safety Engineer to take ownership of system safety assurance activities on complex high‑integrity systems. You’ll work on multi-domain projects ensuring compliance with key safety standards and developing robust safety arguments from concept through to certification.

Location : Manchester (On-site at least 3 days per week)

Clearance : Able to hold SC Clearable (5 years in the UK minimum)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead System Safety Engineering activities across the full project lifecycle in accordance with safety-critical standards.
• Develop and maintain Safety Cases ensuring they demonstrate ALARP principles and robust safety arguments.
• Conduct detailed analyses including Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Event Tree Analysis (ETA), Common Cause Failure Analysis, Functional Failure Analysis (FFA), Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and maintain Hazard Logs.
• Produce and review System Hazard Analysis Reports ensuring traceability and completeness.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to embed safety into system design and development.
• Support safety reviews, audits and customer assessments to demonstrate compliance with relevant standards.

Qualifications : Required Skills

• Proven experience in System Safety Engineering within a safety‑critical and regulated industry (Defence Aerospace Rail Nuclear or Oil & Gas).
• Strong understanding of Safety Case development and ALARP arguments.
• Hands‑on experience performing FTA, ETA, FMECA, Hazard Analysis and similar activities.
• Working knowledge of standards such as EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129, IEC 61508, Def Stan 00‑056, Def Stan 00‑051, ARP4761, DO‑178, DO‑254 etc.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills, able to produce high‑quality technical reports.

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelors or Masters degree in Systems, Aerospace, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• OR a relevant technical military background with equivalent hands‑on engineering experience.
• Must be eligible for UK SC Security Clearance (Minimum 5 Years in the UK).

Desirable Skills

• Experience working on Defence safety cases or certification programmes.
• Knowledge of software or electronic safety standards (DO‑178C, DO‑254).
• Familiarity with Hazard Log management tools and safety lifecycle management.

Additional Information :

Why join us

We foster a community of dually talented individuals who are both entrepreneurs and technology specialists. Our teams embody the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, enabling us to develop solutions most efficiently.

Our commitment to sustainable growth is unwavering and we continuously strive for accelerated transformation and continuous improvement. Through ALTEN labs, mentoring programmes, internal universities and more we are always pushing boundaries and embracing new possibilities.

We offer incredible opportunities to join inspiring projects in the most innovative companies.

We prioritise your career development with personalised support plans tailored to your own aspirations. We’re here to empower you and help you reach your full potential.

Join our passionate team and start building tomorrow today!

In short you get :

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style.
• A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with premium customers.
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries.
• A competitive salary.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Pension Scheme.
• Cycle‑to‑work Scheme and many additional benefits.
• Social atmosphere – regular gatherings and team buildings.
• Flexible way of working (role dependent).

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Databases, Embedded Software, IDS, System Design, C / C++, Military Experience, Risk Analysis, Systems Engineering, Waterfall, Requirements Management, OSHA, EHS

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1