System Safety Engineer

Location: Luton (mostly onsite) Duration: 6 month contract Rate: £88.97ph UMB (Inside IR35)

A major UK defence programme is seeking an experienced Lead/Principal Safety Engineer to support the development and integration of advanced sensor, communications, and non-kinetic effect systems.

This role involves working across complex, interdependent subsystems as part of a cutting-edge technology demonstrator programme in the air defence domain.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide expert safety guidance to support system safety authorisation.

Ensure safety activities follow agreed plans and are correctly executed.

Identify and analyse both intrinsic and functional hazards; develop mitigation strategies to reduce risk to ALARP.

Derive and manage safety requirements across multiple subsystems.

Review and integrate subsystem safety analyses into a complete system-level assessment.

Align subsystem safety with aircraft-level safety cases.

Support and present safety assessments at formal design reviews.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

Strong systems safety engineering background in safety-critical sectors (preferably aerospace or defence).

Able to manage complex system interactions and lead multi-disciplinary safety activities.

Comfortable navigating aircraft-level safety regulations.

Skilled in working across engineering lifecycles and managing stakeholders.

Essential Skills & Experience:

Safety analysis of complex, high-integrity systems.

Leadership of safety work packages across multiple teams.

Familiarity with standards such as ARP4754B, ARP4761A, DO-254, or DO-178C.

Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Desirable:

Experience with high-complexity design and high-uncertainty environments.

Knowledge of radar, sensors, lasers, or defensive aid systems.

Awareness of InfoSec considerations.

Familiarity with: Cameo, DOORS, Adelard ASCE, or Isograph tools.

Involvement in safety forums (e.g., IET, SCSC).

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