System Safety Engineer

Futura Design Ltd; Stratford-on-Avon; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a System Safety Engineer to join their team in Gaydon until March 2026. The role involves analyzing safety criteria in system design, performing audits, and participating in safety documentation. Ideal candidates will have a Master's in Electrical Engineering and extensive experience in safety analysis within interdisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Master's in Electrical Engineering or related field required.
• Strong knowledge of Functional Safety and HV systems is essential.
• Experience with ASIL assessments and FMEA is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Review and establish safety requirements for product systems.
• Develop safety documents to support customer requirements.
• Participate in audits and accident investigations.

Skills

HV system knowledge

ISO 26262

Design Validation

Production Validation

Safety Lifecycle

Technical writing

Safety verification testing

Education

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Functional safety certification

Job description

Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for a System Safety Engineer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position until 31st March 2026.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £33.64 per hour.

Duties:

• Reviews product systems, associated support equipment and facilities, functional specifications and operations and establishes safety requirements for assigned systems.
• Independently analyses and recommends safety criteria in system design, equipment and procedures to control or eliminate hazards.
• Develops safety documents as required to support customer and test/operational range requirements.
• Performs audits of operational areas and reports effectiveness of system safety program.
• Participates in accident investigations involving damage to products or related facilities and assists in identification of causes and corrective actions.
• Evaluates the interrelationship of system safety requirements and other aspects of concept design and development requirements to ensure the most cost-effective program.

Skills Required:

• HV system knowledge & ISO 26262 (Functional Safety).
• Knowledge all the parts BEV & PHEV HV system architecture.
• Knowledge of Design Validation (DV) and Production Validation (PV).
• Experience with full Safety Lifecycle from Hazard analysis and risk assessments through to safety validation.
• Ability to Lead safety analysis activities across interdisciplinary teams.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
• Hands on experience with safety verification testing and fault injection testing.

Education Required:

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics or related field.
• Additional certification in Functional safety.
• Functional Safety HV System experience.
• ASIL (Automotive Safety Integrity Level) assessments and FMEA (Failure Modes Effects and Diagnostic Analysis).
• Strong understanding of High Voltage Architectures (batteries, inverters, power distribution, charger, DCDC).