Safety Senior Engineer

Position Overview

General Dynamics Land Systems is looking for a Safety Senior Engineer to join our Engineering team.

The successful candidate will earn a salary of £45,600 to £57,000 based on experience and potential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver system safety engineering activities in accordance with project safety plans, company processes, and applicable standards (e.g., DEF STANs, MIL STDs, ISO 26262 where applicable).
• Produce, maintain, and review system safety artefacts including hazard logs, safety cases and safety arguments, system, subsystem, and functional safety assessments, risk assessments and ALARP justification.
• Support safety assurance activities across all lifecycle phases, including concept, design, integration, trials, production, and in‑service support.
• Interface with systems, mechanical, electrical, and software engineering disciplines to embed safety requirements into design solutions.
• Review supplier safety documentation and contribute to safety acceptance decisions.
• Support engagement with customers, assessors, trials teams, and suppliers on safety matters.
• Support incident investigation, issue resolution, and definition of corrective actions.

Key Competencies

• Strong understanding of system safety principles and hazard management techniques.
• Ability to apply professional judgement to complex safety problems within defined scopes.
• Capability to produce high‑quality, auditable safety documentation and balance safety, operational, and programme constraints.
• Experience in system safety analysis, hazard management, safety case development, risk assessment and ALARP justification.
• Stakeholder engagement and technical communication skills.
• Independent task planning and delivery.

Qualifications & Experience

• Undergraduate degree in engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Broad experience in system safety engineering within defence or equivalent high‑integrity engineering environments.
• Experience applying principles from DEF STAN 00‑056, DEF STAN 00‑055 (Hazard Identification and Management), ISO 31000, ISO 26262 (functional safety), MIL‑STD‑882 (road vehicle functional safety), and System Safety AAP‑20 / NATO STANAG safety expectations where applicable.
• IEng status desirable; working towards IEng essential.
• Familiarity with military ground vehicle systems desirable.

Benefits

• Compressed nine‑day fortnight (every other Friday off).
• Flexible benefits scheme allowing you to adapt benefits to suit your and your family’s needs.
• Personalised career development plan with regular progress reviews.
• Professional training and development courses, both internal and external.
• Flexible working environment with options for compressed hours, reduced hours, and job share.
• Company sports and social club with discounted event prices.

Equal Opportunity & Diversity

• We welcome applications from women, members of the LGBTQIA community and ethnic minority groups.
• We are a Disability Confident Employer; we provide interview opportunities to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.

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