Senior Safety Engineer in Bristol

AtkinsRéalis is one of the UK's leading engineering and consultancy organisations, supporting complex programmes across Defence, Aerospace, Nuclear and other highly regulated sectors. As demand for our services grows, we are looking for Senior Safety Engineers to help deliver safety-critical solutions across UK Defence programmes. Previous UK Defence sector experience is essential; experience across Land, Maritime, Air or Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives (WOME) domains would be beneficial.

Your role as a Senior Safety Engineer involves delivering safety engineering and safety assurance activities across complex and safety-critical UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) programmes. Working in multidisciplinary teams, you will support the development, assurance and delivery of safe, compliant and operationally effective military systems throughout the project lifecycle. You will also help clients apply more efficient, digital approaches to safety processes and outputs, enabling greater focus on safety thinking and decision making.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Leading and supporting the development, maintenance and delivery of Safety Cases and Safety Assessments.
• Managing Hazard Logs and supporting hazard identification, risk assessment and risk management activities.
• Developing safety arguments and evidence to support system acceptance and operation.
• Deriving, allocating and verifying safety requirements throughout the system lifecycle.
• Applying recognised safety analysis techniques, including FHA, PHA, FMECA, FTA and Bow Tie Analysis.
• Supporting safety governance, assurance reviews, audits and independent assurance activities.
• Providing safety engineering guidance to systems, software, hardware and integration teams.
• Engaging with customers, delivery partners, regulators and assurance authorities to support programme objectives.
• Producing clear, robust and well-structured technical reports, safety documentation and client deliverables.
• Supporting business development, capability growth and mentoring of junior safety engineers.

You are an experienced safety professional with a strong background in safety engineering and assurance within complex defence environments. You can apply sound engineering judgement, communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.

Essential skills and experience:

• Proven experience delivering safety engineering or safety assurance activities within the UK Defence sector or Armed Forces.
• Experience developing and maintaining Safety Cases, Safety Assessments and Hazard Logs in line with recognised defence standards and good practice.
• Strong understanding of hazard identification, risk assessment and risk management methodologies.
• Knowledge of systems engineering principles and application across the engineering lifecycle.
• Experience working on safety-critical, mission-critical or high-integrity systems.
• Ability to analyse complex technical issues and develop pragmatic, defensible safety solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including high-quality technical documentation and client-facing reports.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Degree qualified, or equivalent experience, in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or a related STEM discipline.

Desirable skills and experience:

• Experience across Defence domains including Land, Maritime, Air, or Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives (WOME).
• Knowledge of Defence Safety Authority regulations, Def Stan 00-056 and associated safety guidance.
• Experience developing Safety Management Plans, Safety Strategies and assurance frameworks.
• Experience with safety requirements capture, allocation, traceability and verification.
• Experience of Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) or independent assurance review activities.
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) or digital engineering approaches.
• Experience gained in other highly regulated industries such as Nuclear, Aerospace, Rail or Energy.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng), Incorporated Engineer (IEng), or actively working towards professional registration.
• Membership of a relevant professional institution, such as the IET, SaRS, IMechE, IExpE or RAeS.

Rewards & benefits include competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Enjoy opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. Combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria.