Senior Safety Engineer (Land) in Farnborough

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow, we are creating it. From cutting‑edge defence technology to ground‑breaking innovations, our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior Safety Engineer at our Bristol or Farnborough site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Senior Safety Engineer, you will play a key role in assuring the safety of some of the UK's most complex and innovative defence capabilities, helping customers safely exploit software, digital, data‑driven and AI‑enabled systems. Working across Defence Digital, Land and Air programmes, you will support the delivery of independent safety advice, safety assessments and safety assurance activities for military capabilities. Projects are predominantly software and data intensive, requiring a strong understanding of systems safety, data integrity, software assurance and emerging technologies.

Day‑to‑day, you'll lead safety engineering activities, develop safety cases and hazard assessments, engage directly with defence customers and stakeholders, and provide technical leadership across a range of complex programmes. You'll work closely with software developers, systems engineers and compliance teams to ensure safety requirements are understood, implemented and evidenced throughout the project lifecycle.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading safety engineering activities across software, digital and data‑driven defence projects
• Producing and reviewing safety artefacts including Safety Case Reports, Hazard Logs and safety assessments
• Applying safety analysis techniques such as FMEA, HAZOP, SWIFT and Functional Failure Analysis
• Providing independent safety advice to customers and supporting capability acceptance and certification activities
• Mentoring junior engineers and providing technical oversight of project deliverables
• Supporting business growth through technical input into bids and proposals

Essential experience of the Senior Safety Engineer:

• Proven experience in systems safety engineering on UK defence projects within one or more domains including Land, Air, Maritime or Defence Digital
• Experience producing safety artefacts such as Safety Cases, Hazard Logs and safety arguments
• Strong understanding of safety engineering principles and recognised safety analysis techniques
• Experience engaging with customers and stakeholders, communicating complex technical information to diverse audiences
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple activities and deliver to project deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and presentation experience

Essential qualifications for the Senior Safety Engineer:

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Safety Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline
• Eligible to obtain and maintain SC Security Clearance
• Professional registration (IEng/CEng) or working towards professional registration is desirable

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Bristol or Farnborough site with hybrid working available and a minimum average site attendance of three days per week. Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.

QinetiQ operates state‑of‑the‑art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable QinetiQ to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that support both military and civilian applications helping to advance technology and support national security.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges. As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential.

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Important Note

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.