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Lead / Principal System Safety Engineer
SC Clearance is essential (SC)
Up to £76 p/h Inside IR35
Southampton HQ – 1-2 days a week onsite
We are seeking an experienced security cleared Lead / Principal System Safety Engineer to support the development of advanced technologies. This role focuses on the integration of complex sensing, communications systems by bringing together multiple interconnected subsystems within a wider aircraft architecture.
This is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in system safety across a highly complex, safety-critical aerospace engineering environment. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure system-level hazards, risks and dependencies are identified, assessed and effectively managed throughout the engineering lifecycle.
The role would suit a safety professional who can understand complex system interactions, work confidently across engineering disciplines and lead the delivery of integrated safety assessments.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide specialist safety advice to the relevant Safety and Design Authority, supporting product safety authorisation in accordance with established processes.
- Lead system safety activities, ensuring compliance with the agreed Safety Management Plan.
- Identify and analyse intrinsic and functional hazards, developing appropriate mitigations to reduce residual safety risks to ALARP.
- Develop and manage system safety requirements, ensuring they are appropriately allocated and flowed down to relevant subsystems and engineering teams.
- Review subsystem-level safety analyses and integrate their findings into the overall system safety assessment.
- Review aircraft-level safety analyses, ensuring consistency and alignment with the wider system safety assessment.
- Produce and maintain integrated system safety documentation and assessments in line with programme requirements.
- Identify and manage cross-system dependencies, interfaces and safety implications across the wider aircraft architecture. xgikmsk
- Present safety assessment findings at programme design reviews, clearly communicating safety status, risks and mitigation strategies.
Essential Experience and Skills
- **Security cleared currently**
- Proven experience conducting safety analysis of complex systems wi Please click on the apply button to read the full job description
Principal System Safety Engineer in Southampton employer: Synergize Consulting
Join a leading company at the forefront of defence and aerospace technology, where your expertise as a Principal RF Engineer will directly contribute to innovative projects that shape the future of air and defence capabilities. With a strong emphasis on collaboration within multidisciplinary teams, you will enjoy a supportive work culture that fosters professional growth and development, all while working in the vibrant city of Edinburgh. The hybrid work model allows for flexibility, ensuring a balanced approach to both onsite engagement and personal time.
