784 Senior Safety Engineer jobs in the United Kingdom

Principal Safety Engineer - Product Safety Engineering

Salary: up to 70k + overtime

Location: Coventry - hybrid

Overview - Safety Engineer

The role will provide the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of safety management and safety case delivery. This includes safety requirements capture and management, hazard identification and analysis.

All industries considered and have cross transferable into Defence: Aerospace, Automotive, R&D / Test, Oil & Gas, Rail, Maritime, Shipbuilding and so on.

What you'll be doing - Safety Engineer

• Working as part of an Integrated Development Team, established to develop and deliver systems /capability
• Supporting Hazard Identification and Analysis studies
• Assisting with or generating safety reports
• Liaising with other Integrated Development Teams and the Whole Boat Safety Team

Skills and experiences - Safety Engineer

• An understanding of 'Safety and Systems Engineering'
• The ability to be agile in working practices and customer expectations
• Self-motivated, with good verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge in ALARP, HAZID or HAZOP
• Knowledge of safety analysis techniques such as Fault / Event Tree Analysis or FMEA

All successful Safety Engineers will be contacted within 2 days of application

MERITUS Talent are working with one of Europe's leading defence organisations for the recruitment of a Safety Engineer to join their Stevenage offices on 12 month contact. The right candidate must be able to achieve a SC Clearance, if not already cleared.

Overview of department :

An opportunity has arisen for an engineer to exploit their safety engineering skills to influence the safety aspects of one of our technically complex products. While exploring the boundaries of best practice, this will involve optimising the effort devoted to safety assurance, with the goal of balancing safety against the inherently lethal attributes required of complex weapon systems.

Responsibilities :

The role is to deliver the safety analysis that will enable one of our existing products to be integrated onto a new platform. This will involve working closely with internal delivery teams, as well as an external, non-UK prime contractor and a non-UK customer. The successful candidate will be required to liaise with key stakeholders (including, but not necessarily limited to, the external customer, the platform authority and stakeholders) to help define the safety boundary for the development of safety claims, assist in the production of the associated Safety Management Plan and to deliver the required safety analyses. The initial emphasis will be progression of the Hazard Analysis, development of a Functional Failure Analysis and support to the development of an appropriate safety architecture (which will include a focus on the electronic and programmable aspects and the associated functional requirements).

In support of this, experience of the following is expected:

• Hazard identification exercises (such as SWIFT and HAZOP);
• Hazard management and risk analysis, including fault tree and event tree analyses;
• Construction of safety arguments and their contribution to ALARP statements;
• Provision of support to internal and external project Safety Panels and Committees;
• Assisting in the management and integration of these activities with system engineering and design programs to ensure the timely delivery of material supporting the safety case;
• Liaising with other functions in order to derive safety requirements and hazards;
• Working with systems teams in order to demonstrate satisfaction of safety requirements;
• Understanding of DEF-STAN 00-056 (and, ideally, other similar international standards), including the ability to write Safety Management Plans that meet its requirements;
• IEC 61508/DO178C/DO-254 experience (desirable).

Skillset/experience required :

Demonstrable knowledge of, and experience in, the application of UK and International system engineering processes, particularly in safety-related systems and safety assessment processes.

• Thorough understanding and experience of how the hazard analysis process integrates with the system engineering process to influence the design.
• Ability to deliver supporting information (Safety Case Reports, Hazard Analysis, Functional Failure Analysis, FTA, etc).
• Detailed electronic engineering experience is highly desirable (education to degree or HND level or a comparable level of experience is preferred). Experience of other engineering disciplines (design, software, manufacture, etc.) is also desirable.
• Good verbal, written communications analytical and problem solving skills.
• Track record as an effective team player with strong interpersonal and influencing skills and the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary / multi-national team.
• Stakeholder management.
• Customer/supplier interfacing skills.
• Planning and organisation skills.

Safety Engineer

Location – Cambridge

Salary : £70,000 - £80,000 DOE

Benefits:  - Needs completing

Shifts: Monday – Friday – Days

Design Safety Engineer – Hydrogen / Process Safety

We’re looking for a highly experienced Design Safety Engineer to be the go-to technical authority on product and process safety for innovative hydrogen and process plant equipment. This isn’t your standard H&S role – it’s about embedding safety into design from the ground up.

Safety Engineer responsibilities:

• You’ll be advising a talented design team, interpreting legislation, and ensuring compliance with PED, ATEX, DSEAR, and PSSR – translating regs into practical engineering solutions.
• To lead design risk assessments, guide design reviews, define hazardous area zoning, and ensure trial plans and equipment meet the highest safety standards.

Safety Engineer required Skills & Experience:

• Senior/Principal-level safety engineering in hydrogen, oil & gas, pharma, or process industries
• Strong working knowledge of PED, ATEX, DSEAR, PSSR
• Ability to read drawings, lead HAZOPs, and produce compliance documentation
• Experience with high-pressure systems and explosive atmosphere controls 
• Proven experiencing in advising design teams to ensure that compliance is being met within product and equipment design

If you’re ready to take ownership of product design safety in a fast-moving, innovative environment – we want to hear from you

If you like the look of this Safety Engineer role , then click and apply or if you would like further information, please contact me at Orion Electrotech Aylesbury. (url removed) (phone number removed)

INDMAN

Thank you for your application. Due to the volume of applications, we receive, unfortunately, we are not able to respond to every application personally, therefore, if you have not heard back from us within 5 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful. To see our other available vacancies please visit our website.

Principal Safety Engineer - Product Safety Engineering

Salary: up to 70k + overtime

Location: Glasgow - hybrid

Overview - Safety Engineer

The role will provide the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of safety management and safety case delivery. This includes safety requirements capture and management, hazard identification and analysis.

All industries considered and have cross transferable into Defence: Aerospace, Automotive, R&D / Test, Oil & Gas, Rail, Maritime, Shipbuilding and so on.

What you'll be doing - Safety Engineer

• Working as part of an Integrated Development Team, established to develop and deliver systems /capability
• Supporting Hazard Identification and Analysis studies
• Assisting with or generating safety reports
• Liaising with other Integrated Development Teams and the Whole Boat Safety Team

Skills and experiences - Safety Engineer

• An understanding of 'Safety and Systems Engineering'
• The ability to be agile in working practices and customer expectations
• Self-motivated, with good verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge in ALARP, HAZID or HAZOP
• Knowledge of safety analysis techniques such as Fault / Event Tree Analysis or FMEA

All successful Safety Engineers will be contacted within 2 days of application

Principal Safety Engineer - Product Safety Engineering

Salary: up to 70k + overtime

Location: Coventry - hybrid

Overview - Safety Engineer

The role will provide the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of safety management and safety case delivery. This includes safety requirements capture and management, hazard identification and analysis.

All industries considered and have cross transferable into Defence: Aerospace, Automotive, R&D / Test, Oil & Gas, Rail, Maritime, Shipbuilding and so on.

What you'll be doing - Safety Engineer

• Working as part of an Integrated Development Team, established to develop and deliver systems /capability
• Supporting Hazard Identification and Analysis studies
• Assisting with or generating safety reports
• Liaising with other Integrated Development Teams and the Whole Boat Safety Team

Skills and experiences - Safety Engineer

• An understanding of 'Safety and Systems Engineering'
• The ability to be agile in working practices and customer expectations
• Self-motivated, with good verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge in ALARP, HAZID or HAZOP
• Knowledge of safety analysis techniques such as Fault / Event Tree Analysis or FMEA

All successful Safety Engineers will be contacted within 2 days of application

MERITUS Talent are working with one of Europe's leading defence organisations for the recruitment of a Safety Engineer to join their Stevenage offices on 12 month contact. The right candidate must be able to achieve a SC Clearance, if not already cleared.

Overview of department :

An opportunity has arisen for an engineer to exploit their safety engineering skills to influence the safety aspects of one of our technically complex products. While exploring the boundaries of best practice, this will involve optimising the effort devoted to safety assurance, with the goal of balancing safety against the inherently lethal attributes required of complex weapon systems.

Responsibilities :

The role is to deliver the safety analysis that will enable one of our existing products to be integrated onto a new platform. This will involve working closely with internal delivery teams, as well as an external, non-UK prime contractor and a non-UK customer. The successful candidate will be required to liaise with key stakeholders (including, but not necessarily limited to, the external customer, the platform authority and stakeholders) to help define the safety boundary for the development of safety claims, assist in the production of the associated Safety Management Plan and to deliver the required safety analyses. The initial emphasis will be progression of the Hazard Analysis, development of a Functional Failure Analysis and support to the development of an appropriate safety architecture (which will include a focus on the electronic and programmable aspects and the associated functional requirements).

In support of this, experience of the following is expected:

• Hazard identification exercises (such as SWIFT and HAZOP);
• Hazard management and risk analysis, including fault tree and event tree analyses;
• Construction of safety arguments and their contribution to ALARP statements;
• Provision of support to internal and external project Safety Panels and Committees;
• Assisting in the management and integration of these activities with system engineering and design programs to ensure the timely delivery of material supporting the safety case;
• Liaising with other functions in order to derive safety requirements and hazards;
• Working with systems teams in order to demonstrate satisfaction of safety requirements;
• Understanding of DEF-STAN 00-056 (and, ideally, other similar international standards), including the ability to write Safety Management Plans that meet its requirements;
• IEC 61508/DO178C/DO-254 experience (desirable).

Skillset/experience required :

Demonstrable knowledge of, and experience in, the application of UK and International system engineering processes, particularly in safety-related systems and safety assessment processes.

• Thorough understanding and experience of how the hazard analysis process integrates with the system engineering process to influence the design.
• Ability to deliver supporting information (Safety Case Reports, Hazard Analysis, Functional Failure Analysis, FTA, etc).
• Detailed electronic engineering experience is highly desirable (education to degree or HND level or a comparable level of experience is preferred). Experience of other engineering disciplines (design, software, manufacture, etc.) is also desirable.
• Good verbal, written communications analytical and problem solving skills.
• Track record as an effective team player with strong interpersonal and influencing skills and the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary / multi-national team.
• Stakeholder management.
• Customer/supplier interfacing skills.
• Planning and organisation skills.

Safety Engineer

Location – Cambridge

Salary : £70,000 - £80,000 DOE

Benefits:  - Needs completing

Shifts: Monday – Friday – Days

Design Safety Engineer – Hydrogen / Process Safety

We’re looking for a highly experienced Design Safety Engineer to be the go-to technical authority on product and process safety for innovative hydrogen and process plant equipment. This isn’t your standard H&S role – it’s about embedding safety into design from the ground up.

Safety Engineer responsibilities:

• You’ll be advising a talented design team, interpreting legislation, and ensuring compliance with PED, ATEX, DSEAR, and PSSR – translating regs into practical engineering solutions.
• To lead design risk assessments, guide design reviews, define hazardous area zoning, and ensure trial plans and equipment meet the highest safety standards.

Safety Engineer required Skills & Experience:

• Senior/Principal-level safety engineering in hydrogen, oil & gas, pharma, or process industries
• Strong working knowledge of PED, ATEX, DSEAR, PSSR
• Ability to read drawings, lead HAZOPs, and produce compliance documentation
• Experience with high-pressure systems and explosive atmosphere controls 
• Proven experiencing in advising design teams to ensure that compliance is being met within product and equipment design

If you’re ready to take ownership of product design safety in a fast-moving, innovative environment – we want to hear from you

If you like the look of this Safety Engineer role , then click and apply or if you would like further information, please contact me at Orion Electrotech Aylesbury. (url removed) (phone number removed)

INDMAN

Thank you for your application. Due to the volume of applications, we receive, unfortunately, we are not able to respond to every application personally, therefore, if you have not heard back from us within 5 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful. To see our other available vacancies please visit our website.

Join our latest project

Currently we are looking for an experienced Safety Engineer to support a new aerospace programme currently in its concept and requirements capture phase . You’ll be working closely with the internal safety team and external aerospace partners to shape the system safety case and support critical design decisions.

This assignment will be just over 3 months in length, until the end of the year - and be worked on a hybrid working model, with the need to go to site in Leicester initially, and for key design reviews.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop Fault Tree Analyses (FTA) and safety architectures from the existing Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA).
• Provide system safety input into architecture development.
• Collaborate with an external aerospace subcontractor delivering the control system and software, ensuring alignment of safety requirements and system design.
• Contribute to safety planning, documentation, and reviews in line with aerospace standards.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong background in system safety engineering within aerospace or complex safety-critical domains.
• Experience with:
• FHA (Functional Hazard Analysis)
• FTA (Fault Tree Analysis)
• System architecture safety
• Familiarity with DO-178 safety considerations .
• Ability to work pragmatically in early-stage concept development, making reasonable assumptions where required.

Desirable

• Prior aerospace project experience (air systems, propulsion, controls, avionics).
• Strong stakeholder management with both engineering teams and subcontractors.

If you have the relevant capability and are interested in pursuing this assignment, talk to Mike Lyons on:

Coalesce Management Consulting

CMC provide expert engineering solutions on an international capacity for Embedded Software and other Advanced Engineering projects. Established in 2016, we set out our mission to be the best service-driven consulting business in global STEM markets, and after rapid growth in just a few years, we’re already delivering true expertise to major technology brands and leading companies around the world.

As we expand our reach and take on new projects, we have assignments available for experienced embedded technology professionals to join our consultancy and deliver the expert solutions and high level of service we’re known for across multiple ventures.

By partnering with CMC you get the chance to work with some of the world’s leading technology specialists. From our global offices we support you with each new project, providing a complete scope of work definition ahead of any engagement so you know exactly what’s required by the assignment, before you land on-site. As the project is completed we can continue to work with you by setting up your next project from our global network of leading technology companies.

Get in touch

Learn more about Coalesce Management Consulting, our projects and the support we provide to our consultants at

No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age or experience, and we confirm that we are happy to accept applications from persons of any age or experience for this role.

UK CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE TYPE: UK-Security Check (SC)
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
**Your Opportunity to Define Possible** **.** **Our Opportunity t** **o Deliver the Nation's Security** **. Together.**
As a Functional Safety Engineer, you'll have the chance to lead safety assurance activities on the design, development, and maintenance of cutting-edge infrastructure for naval vessel Platform Management Systems - including both surface ships and submarines. You will play a critical role leading safety activities regarding the development of the product and the provision of support to mission-critical naval operations. Reporting to the Product Safety Manager and as a linchpin in the Safety Engineering team.
Safety engineering activities include Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOPs), Functional Failure Analysis (FFA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA).
Our UK Defence business is a Sovereign software and systems centre of excellence. As well as developing and supporting UK wide and internationally deployed multi-domain command and control systems, our work is critical to the modern backbone of the Royal Navy. We pioneer - with fierce curiosity, dedication, and innovation, we seek to solve the world's most challenging problems.
**Responsibilities:**
+ Report to the Product Safety Manager.
+ Derive safety activities and work schedules required by the programme to deliver agreed project milestones and satisfy safety requirements.
+ Leading safety activities to ensure that the customer's safety targets, and derived safety targets can be met by the system design, considering relevant aspects of Hardware, Software and Firmware.
+ Leading safety audits at internal and external design reviews and safety committee meetings.
+ Ensuring technical documentation is produced to a high standard in accordance with company/customer procedures.
+ Leading analysis that positively impacts the design decisions and solutions propose by the engineering teams.
+ Presenting complex and well-reasoned safety arguments to internal and external stakeholders in order to influence their consideration of safety decisions.
+ Working collaboratively within multi-disciplined teams to maximise NGs reputation by generating high quality and well-reasoned outputs
+ Awareness of latest standards and best practices to drive improvement
+ Provide input to the Monthly Staff Meeting, Team Briefings and SOFT report.
+ Supervision and development of other employees as required. May be requested to act as a mentor to more junior employees.
+ Travelling to customer and sub-contractor sites in the UK, occasionally overseas, as required
**Benefits:**
We can offer you a range of flexible and hybrid working options to suit you, including optional compressed working schedule with every other Friday off. Our benefits including private health care, career development opportunities and performance bonuses. For a comprehensive list of benefits, speak to our recruitment team.
**We are looking for:**
+ Relevant work experience in a safety-related engineering environment
+ Understanding and awareness of international and defence standards such as IEC 61508 and Def Stan 00-056
+ Experience of safety assurance of COTS PE based systems and/or high integrity software
+ Ability to understand hardware and software failure modes, causes and effects
+ Experience in safety/reliability analysis techniques: hazard identification and analysis, FMECA, FTA, Functional Failure Analysis
+ Experience of the tools and techniques used in developing ALARP justifications
+ Master's degree, Degree, HND or HNC in Engineering or Safety Management related discipline
**Why join us?**
+ **End-to-End Involvement** : Be part of a team responsible for the development of control systems products, playing a critical role in ensuring the safety, performance, and compliance of these cutting-edge systems.
+ **Innovative Projects** : Work on the design and delivery of next-generation infrastructure for naval platforms, contributing to national defence and global security efforts.
+ **Diverse Technology Stack** : application of safety techniques and arguments on complex IT/OT architecture.
+ **Professional Growth:** Take advantage of opportunities to grow your skills through training, certification, and experience in the defence sector.
+ **Impactful Work** : Work in a regulated environment with tangible real-world outcomes, ensuring mission-critical systems are secure, compliant, and ready for deployment on some of the world's most advanced naval platforms.
**Role Clearance Type:**
**You must be able to gain and maintain the relevant UK Government clearance in the line with the job role (SC)**
**How to Apply:**
**Interested in our opportunity?**
**Yes** - then simply submit your application online. Your application will be reviewed by one of our expert recruiters who'll then respond advising you of the outcome and next steps for successful candidates.
**Possibly, I'd like to find out more** - email to connect with one of our Sourcing Specialists who will be happy to support you with any enquires.
Background checks and potentially security clearance form part of the recruitment process, our team will inform you of the procedures when required.
**Northrop Grumman UK:**
Work with a global brand that makes a real contribution to our nation's security and future. At Northrop Grumman UK, the brightest minds come together to push the boundaries and Define Possible. As leaders in the digital transformation of Aerospace, Defence and Intelligence we are providing ground-breaking outcomes for our customers.
**Find out more** : Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and all abilities to apply and consider becoming a part of our diverse and inclusive workforce.