Product Safety Engineer

Overview

As Product Safety Engineer, you ensure products and systems meet safety legislation, standards, and customer requirements across the full engineering lifecycle. You will lead safety activities, collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, and translate regulations into practical actions. This role supports SEA’s mission to protect what matters by delivering safe, reliable naval and undersea solutions. You’ll work across sites with a flexible approach and have a meaningful impact on safety documentation, verification, and compliance.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days’ annual leave (+ buy/sell)
• Up to 16 days flexi leave
• Private medical health insurance
• Group Pension Plan with up to 8% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme

Responsibilities

• Lead safety activities across concept to disposal for products and systems
• Identify hazards and assess risks; define proportionate risk reduction measures
• Develop and maintain safety documentation (hazard logs, safety plans, safety cases)
• Collaborate with systems, mechanical, electrical, software, manufacturing, quality, and test teams to ensure safety requirements and traceability
• Review designs, test evidence, and change proposals to keep risks acceptable
• Support verification, validation, certification, and compliance activities including testing, design reviews, audits, and file preparation
• Provide safety advice to project teams, suppliers, customers, and stakeholders
• Monitor legislation and standards, translating changes into engineering actions

Key requirements

• Professional registration or working towards registration (EngTech, IEng, or CEng)
• Experience in engineering, manufacturing, defence, or technology environment
• Knowledge of hazard identification, risk assessment, and safety assurance principles
• Experience producing safety documentation and technical reports
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to explain safety issues to diverse stakeholders
• Structured, analytical approach and ability to manage multiple projects

• Strong communication
• Analytical mindset
• Attention to detail
• FMEA
• FTA
• HAZID

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