Principal Product Safety Engineer

Overview

As Principal Product Safety Engineer, you will embed in key programme teams to lead hazard identification, risk analysis, and safety-case development, ensuring hazards are eliminated or reduced to ALARP. You’ll build robust safety arguments grounded in evidence and collaborate with subsystem Technical Authorities. This role supports life-cycle safety through authoritative hazard management and safety reviews. You will mentor junior safety engineers and influence final design solutions in a defence engineering environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive pension scheme
• Wellness allowances
• Flexible rewards tailored to your lifestyle
• Continuous professional development opportunities
• Hybrid working model (2 days/week on-site)
• Security clearance support

Responsibilities

• Lead product safety activities for allocated equipment areas and major subsystems, building safety arguments with evidence and artifacts
• Support hazard logs, risk management, and mitigation strategies; ensure quality of Hazard Log submissions
• Organise and lead HAZIDs and safety review meetings, provide mentorship and review junior engineers’ work
• Collaborate with Technical Authorities to evaluate complex technologies and influence design integrity

Key requirements

• Proven experience in Product Safety Management processes and techniques
• Experience across multiple phases of the Life Cycle Management (LCM) framework
• Familiarity with Def Stan 00-056 / 00-055, DSA-02, JSP430, MIL-STD-882E, ANEP77, or BS EN 61508
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to follow complex technical arguments and influence design teams

• Stakeholder management
• Leadership and mentorship
• Communication of complex technical arguments
• Product Safety Management techniques
• Hazard identification and risk assessment
• Safety case development

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