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Bristol, Bristol, England, United Kingdom | London, London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

AtkinsRéalis is one of the UK's leading engineering and consultancy organisations, supporting complex programmes across Defence, Aerospace, Nuclear and other highly regulated sectors. As demand for our services grows, we are looking for Senior Safety Engineers to help deliver safety-critical solutions across UK Defence programmes. Previous UK Defence sector experience is essential; experience across Land, Maritime, Air or Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives (WOME) domains would be beneficial.

Your role

As a Senior Safety Engineer, you will deliver safety engineering and safety assurance activities across complex and safety-critical UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) programmes. Working in multidisciplinary teams, you will support the development, assurance and delivery of safe, compliant and operationally effective military systems throughout the project lifecycle. You will also help clients apply more efficient, digital approaches to safety processes and outputs, enabling greater focus on safety thinking and decision making.

Your responsibilities may include:

  • Leading and supporting the development, maintenance and delivery of Safety Cases and Safety Assessments.
  • Managing Hazard Logs and supporting hazard identification, risk assessment and risk management activities.
  • Developing safety arguments and evidence to support system acceptance and operation.
  • Deriving, allocating and verifying safety requirements throughout the system lifecycle.
  • Applying recognised safety analysis techniques, including FHA, PHA, FMECA, FTA and Bow Tie Analysis.
  • Supporting safety governance, assurance reviews, audits and independent assurance activities.
  • Providing safety engineering guidance to systems, software, hardware and integration teams.
  • Engaging with customers, delivery partners, regulators and assurance authorities to support programme objectives.
  • Producing clear, robust and well-structured technical reports, safety documentation and client deliverables.
  • Supporting business development, capability growth and mentoring of junior safety engineers.
Engineering

Location

Various locations

Job Type

Full time

Ref

R-160766

Salary range

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Sudhan Prabhu

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About you

You are an experienced safety professional with a strong background in safety engineering and assurance within complex defence environments. You can apply sound engineering judgement, communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.

Essential skills and experience:

  • Proven experience delivering safety engineering or safety assurance activities within the UK Defence sector or Armed Forces.
  • Experience developing and maintaining Safety Cases, Safety Assessments and Hazard Logs in line with recognised defence standards and good practice.
  • Strong understanding of hazard identification, risk assessment and risk management methodologies.
  • Knowledge of systems engineering principles and application across the engineering lifecycle.
  • Experience working on safety-critical, mission-critical or high-integrity systems.
  • Ability to analyse complex technical issues and develop pragmatic, defensible safety solutions.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including high-quality technical documentation and client-facing reports.
  • Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
  • Degree qualified, or equivalent experience, in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or a related STEM discipline.

Desirable skills and experience:

  • Experience across Defence domains including Land, Maritime, Air, or Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives (WOME).
  • Knowledge of Defence Safety Authority regulations, Def Stan 00-056 and associated safety guidance.
  • Experience developing Safety Management Plans, Safety Strategies and assurance frameworks.
  • Experience with safety requirements capture, allocation, traceability and verification.
  • Experience of Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) or independent assurance review activities.
  • Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) or digital engineering approaches.
  • Experience gained in other highly regulated industries such as Nuclear, Aerospace, Rail or Energy.
  • Chartered Engineer (CEng), Incorporated Engineer (IEng), or actively working towards professional registration.
  • Membership of a relevant professional institution, such as the IET, SaRS, IMechE, IExpE or RAeS.
Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

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