Are you passionate about safety in cutting-edge technology? Do you thrive on ensuring complex systems meet the highest standards of reliability and compliance? If so, we want you to join our team as a Systems Safety Engineer – the ultimate protector of safety in the development of brand-new products.
Our client is an international business with decades of success and history in delivering mission-critical solutions, where safety is non-negotiable. You will be leading and guiding the team on IE61508 while developing and creating the next generation of state-of-the-art technology
What You’ll Do
- Own Safety Leadership: Drive the functional safety lifecycle from concept to decommissioning. Champion safety culture across engineering teams.
- Architect for Safety: Define system-level safety requirements and architecture for hardware, firmware, and user interfaces.
- Analyse & Assess: Lead HAZID, HARA, FMEA/FMEDA, and Fault Tree Analysis. Determine and verify SIL compliance.
- Validate & Verify: Prepare safety cases and support independent safety assessments.
- Collaborate & Influence: Work closely with hardware, software, and operations teams to ensure robust, compliant designs.
- Deep expertise in IEC 61508 and functional safety lifecycle
- A degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Safety Engineering, Mechatronics, or similar is preferred
- Skilled in hazard analysis techniques (HAZID, HARA, FMEA/FMEDA, FTA).
- Proven experience with SIL determination and compliance.
- Strong knowledge of redundancy concepts, diagnostics, and safe-state design.
- Excellent documentation and communication skills.
- Ability to pass security checks.
Formal training or certification in Functional Safety Engineering.
Why Join Us?
- Work on mission-critical systems that make a real-world impact.
- Be part of a collaborative, innovative team shaping next-generation products.
- Competitive salary and benefits.
- A culture that values technical excellence and safety above all.
