Associate Land Safety Engineer

Overview

In this role you help assure the safety of complex UK defence capabilities across land, weapons, and related systems. You will work within cross-functional teams to develop safety cases, hazard assessments, and safety assurance activities for both legacy and innovative equipment. The work involves engaging with Defence and QinetiQ stakeholders to ensure safety requirements are understood and evidenced throughout projects. This position offers exposure to state-of-the-art facilities and a mission-driven environment focused on protecting lives and enabling advanced capabilities.

Pay / Benefits

• matched contribution pension with life assurance
• generous holiday allowance
• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• employee discount portal
• Armed Forces Covenant support and Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award
• volunteering opportunities

Responsibilities

• Support hazard identification and safety case development across systems
• Analyse complex issues and deliver practical, auditable solutions meeting customer requirements
• Prepare safety engineering outputs and recommendations for review and approval
• Work within Military Regulatory Authority policies and applicable safety standards
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to support project delivery and capability growth
• Deliver tasks to agreed time, cost and quality standards while developing expertise in safety engineering tools and methods

Key requirements

• Understanding of relevant standards, legislation and regulatory frameworks
• Judgement in risk identification and selecting practical solutions
• Confident questioning, listening, influencing and interpersonal skills
• Effective oral and written communication, including presentations

• communication
• stakeholder management
• problem-solving
• safety case development
• hazard analysis
• risk assessment

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