System Safety Engineer

System Safety Engineer

• Luton – 3 days p/w onsite
• £55ph – £65ph
• Initial 6 months

** Please note we can only consider sole UK Nationals only **

Are you a seasoned safety professional with a passion for cutting-edge aerospace systems? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a System Safety Engineer to play a pivotal role in the development of next-generation integrated sensing and communications technologies for future air combat platforms.

This position is part of a high-profile programme delivering an Integrated Sensor and Non-Kinetic Effects (ISANKE) and Integrated Communications Systems (ICS) suite, which will be flight-tested on an advanced demonstrator aircraft.

Key Accountabilities – System Safety Engineer

• Lead the development and delivery of safety artefacts across complex, integrated subsystems.
• Conduct and coordinate safety analyses at both system and aircraft levels, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and best practices.
• Provide expert safety guidance and assurance to support system design authority decisions.
• Identify intrinsic and functional hazards, define and support mitigations to ensure residual risks are reduced to ALARP.
• Develop and manage safety requirements and ensure their correct allocation throughout the system architecture.
• Review and integrate safety analyses from multiple subsystem teams into a cohesive system-level assessment.
• Present integrated safety assessments during major programme design reviews.

Skills and knowledge required – System Safety Engineer

• Proven experience in system safety engineering within safety-critical environments.
• Strong knowledge of safety processes across the engineering lifecycle.
• Familiarity with standards such as ARP4754B, ARP4761A, DO-254 or DO-178C.
• Demonstrated ability to lead safety activities and manage cross-functional inputs.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and technical writing skills.