Lead Safety Engineer

Overview

In this hybrid role, you will lead safety governance for Radar and Advanced Targeting Systems, guiding test safety from concept to certification. You’ll embed safety, environmental, and regulatory considerations across the lifecycle, ensuring compliant, high-integrity solutions. You will collaborate with Systems Engineering and Safety Managers to shape safety requirements and independent design reviews. This is a chance to influence safety in complex, regulated systems and contribute to mission-critical technologies.

Pay / Benefits

• generous leave with up to 12 flexi-days
• employer pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution
• mental health support
• free access to Coursera and LinkedIn Learning
• bonus scheme
• flexible benefits up to 500 annually

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Systems Engineering and Safety Managers to meet project safety requirements
• Define product safety and environmental requirements (contractual, legal, regulatory)
• Plan and execute test programmes addressing design safety considerations
• Ensure test equipment safety certifications and readiness for test
• Support lifecycle readiness reviews including Design Certification Reviews
• Provide independent assessment through Product Design Reviews
• Provide specialist Product Safety and Environmental guidance within Test Engineering
• Participate in Product Safety Panels and manage safety/environmental incident data

Key requirements

• Chartered Engineer status preferred, or equivalent professional recognition
• 2:1 or higher in a relevant engineering or science honours degree
• Experience applying safety tools in Electronics or Avionics (Hazard Log Management, Hazard Identification, FHA, FTA, Risk Assessment, ALARP)
• Knowledge of electronic testing standards and compliance
• Experience in Integration, Test, Evaluation and Acceptance for complex systems
• Experience with verification/testing aligned to ARP4754 or equivalent
• Experience supporting certification to RTCA/DO-178C Level C and/or RTCA/DO-254 Level C, or equivalent in adjacent regulated sectors
• Experience achieving Product Safety certification in regulated environments

• positive attitude
• willingness to learn
• collaboration
• Hazard Log Management
• Hazard Identification
• Functional Failure Analysis

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