Safety Engineer

Product Safety Engineer

Product Safety Engineer - Defence Prime | Bristol (3 Days Onsite)

Join a leading UK Defence Prime delivering some of the most complex and safety-critical engineering programmes in the industry.

We're looking for an experienced Product Safety Engineer to help ensure the safe delivery of advanced defence systems used in real-world operational environments.

This role is based in Bristol, with a hybrid setup requiring 3 days per week onsite with highly skilled systems, hardware, software, and programme teams.

What You'll Be Doing

You'll play a key role in supporting the safety life cycle across a range of cutting-edge defence projects, including:

• Developing and maintaining Product Safety Management Plans
• Conducting hazard identification, FMECA, FHA, FTA and other safety analyses
• Producing and reviewing Safety Cases and technical justification
• Working closely with engineering teams to ensure designs meet applicable safety standards
• Supporting compliance activities across the development and verification process
• Engaging with stakeholders, certifiers, and customers on safety matters
• This is a chance to influence the safety of complex, high-value, mission-critical systems.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Work for a major UK defence organisation with industry-leading engineering teams
• Hybrid working: 3 days onsite in Bristol, 2 days from home
• Highly varied safety projects across land, air, maritime and autonomous systems
• Long-term career growth, chartership pathways & technical leadership opportunities
• Competitive salary + defence-grade benefits package

What We're Looking For

• Experience in Product Safety Engineering within defence, aerospace, or similarly regulated domains
• Knowledge of standards such as DEF-STAN 00-056, IEC 61508, ARP 4761, or equivalents
• Strong analytical mindset with experience in safety analysis techniques
• Ability to develop and maintain safety documentation and assurance evidence
• Confident communicator able to work with multidisciplinary engineering teams
• UK nationality required due to project security requirements