System Safety Design Engineer

NES Fircroft; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking a System Safety Design Engineer for London or Birmingham, with travel between sites as required. You will support system safety activities across major rail infrastructure projects and help embed safety requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

The role requires a degree in engineering, knowledge of UK railway standards, and experience in RAMS or Safety Assurance. You will develop hazard identification, risk assessment, and Safety Cases, and collaborate with

Qualifications

• Degree qualified engineer or equivalent professional qualification.
• Knowledge of UK railway standards and safety management processes.
• Experience in Systems Safety, Safety Assurance, or RAMS engineering.
• Proficient in hazard identification, risk assessment, and safety assurance.
• Experience contributing to Safety Cases and safety documentation.
• Knowledge of FTA, FMEA and PHA methodologies.
• Experience in rail, transportation, or regulated engineering environments.
• Strong technical writing and stakeholder communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support system safety activities across major rail infrastructure projects.
• Undertake hazard identification and risk assessment activities.
• Develop and maintain Hazard Records and safety documentation.
• Support Safety Cases and Safety Justifications delivery.
• Carry out safety assessments including FTA, FMEA, and PHA.
• Collaborate with design, systems, engineering, and assurance teams.
• Ensure safety requirements are embedded throughout project lifecycle.
• Support compliance with railway safety standards and project safety plans.
• Participate in safety reviews, audits, and assurance activities.
• Assist with incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Produce technical reports and present findings to stakeholders.

Skills

Hazard identification

Risk assessment

Safety case development

Safety assurance processes

Technical writing

Stakeholder communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

FTA

FMEA

PHA

Job description

System Safety Design Engineer - London or Birmingham, with travel between both sites as required.

Main Responsibilities

• Support system safety activities across major rail infrastructure projects.
• Undertake hazard identification and risk assessment activities.
• Develop and maintain Hazard Records and associated safety documentation.
• Support the preparation and delivery of Safety Cases and Safety Justifications.
• Carry out safety assessments including FTA, FMEA and Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA).
• Work closely with design, systems, engineering and assurance teams to ensure safety requirements are embedded throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support compliance with applicable railway safety standards and project safety management plans.
• Participate in safety reviews, audits and assurance activities.
• Assist with incident investigations and root cause analysis where required.
• Produce technical reports and present findings to internal and external stakeholders.

Candidate Requirements

• Degree qualified Engineer or equivalent technical qualification.
• Knowledge of UK railway standards and safety management processes.
• Experience in a Systems Safety, Safety Assurance, Functional Safety or RAMS Engineering role.
• Strong understanding of hazard identification, risk assessment and safety assurance processes.
• Experience developing or contributing to Safety Cases.
• Working knowledge of FTA, FMEA and PHA methodologies.
• Experience within rail, transportation, infrastructure or other highly regulated engineering environments.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong technical writing and stakeholder communication skills.
• Membership of a relevant professional body would be advantageous.

Desirable Experience

• High-speed rail experience (HS2)
• Experience working on complex infrastructure or transportation projects.
• Experience supporting design assurance and systems integration activities.