Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions & Explosives (WOME) Safety, Assurance and Integration

Frazer-Nash Consultancy; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking professionals to join their team in Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions, and Explosives (WOME) safety. The role involves conducting safety analyses and developing safety documentation for defence systems. Candidates should have relevant experience in WOME safety and be ready for pre-employment screening. The position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working options, and numerous benefits including professional development support.

Benefits

Competitive salary with yearly reviews

25 days holiday + opportunity to buy 5 days

Welcoming work culture

Flexible working options

Enhanced parental benefits

Company pension scheme

Targeted professional development

Life assurance

Private healthcare membership

Bonus scheme

Paid membership fees to a professional institution

Support in attaining professional membership

Cycle to work scheme

Season rail ticket loan

Qualifications

• Experience as ex-service WOME operators.
• Experience of working in the commercial industry in support of the WOME enterprise.
• Knowledge of WOME Standards, Policies and Regulations.
• OME certification and qualification, platform integration, test and evaluation.
• Experience of applying safety analysis techniques.
• Experience in risk management and reduction including ALARP assessments.
• Familiarity with Technical Assurance/Governance.
• Authoring Weapon and OME specific safety assurance artefacts.
• Hold professional engineering status or readiness to obtain it.

Responsibilities

• Conduct safety analysis for future hypersonic capabilities.
• Produce safety case documentation for Ground Based Air Defence System.
• Provide assurance advice to UK naval platform systems.
• Run OME Safety Review Panels for UK MOD.
• Ensure safety assurance of novel Directed Energy Weapons capability.

Job description

Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions & Explosives (WOME) Safety, Assurance and Integration

Salary range: £45,000 to £55,000 per annum

Location: All UK offices considered

Working Pattern: We operate a flexible hybrid working pattern at Frazer-Nash, with time split between the office, client sites and working from home.

Closing date: 11th January 2026 (early applications encouraged)

Do you have experience of working in Weapons and Ordnance, Munitions & Explosives (OME) safety?

Do you want to be regularly challenged and further your career?

Do you want to work for a reputable company where you are valued and can contribute effectively?

Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd is interested in hearing from you. Read on for more information and our exciting opportunities, then submit your application to join our growing team!

We are a well-established engineering, systems and technology consultancy that helps organisations make lives safe, secure, sustainable and affordable.

We operate across a range of industries, spanning defence, transport and energy markets, with a diverse portfolio of clients across the land, sea and air domains.

What will you be involved in?

• Conducting a safety analysis to support the development of future hypersonic capabilities.
• Producing safety case documentation to support the operation of a Ground Based Air Defence System.
• Providing assurance advice to UK naval platform systems.
• Running OME Safety Review Panels (OSRP) to provide Second Party Assurance (2PA) of inherent OME safety on behalf of UK MOD.
• The safety assurance of novel Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) capability.

Qualifications / Experience

• Experience as ex-service WOME operators.
• Experience of working in the commercial industry in support of the WOME enterprise.
• Knowledge of WOME Standards, Policies and Regulations.
• OME certification, qualification, S3, platform integration, test and evaluation.
• Experience of applying safety analysis techniques, including HAZID, hazard management, functional hazard assessment, software safety, risk categorisation and classification.
• Experience in risk management and reduction, including ALARP assessments.
• Familiarity with Technical Assurance/Governance.
• Authoring of Weapon and OME specific safety assurance artefacts.
• Hold professional engineering status or show a readiness to obtain it.

Due to the nature of the work that Frazer-Nash Consultancy undertakes, candidates will be required to undergo pre‑employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.

BENEFITS

• Competitive salary with yearly reviews
• 25 days holiday + the opportunity to buy 5 days.
• A company that has its heart in the right place and a welcoming work culture.
• Happy to talk flexible working.
• Enhanced parental benefits
• Company pension scheme
• Targeted professional development
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare membership
• Bonus scheme linked into company performance.
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution.
• Support in attaining professional membership.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season rail ticket loan
• And further optional benefits you can tailor to your personal requirements.