Systems Safety Engineer

Company: Airbus S.A.S.
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Location: Portsmouth
Job Description:

Ideally you will come from a background like Automotive, Aerospace, Space, Advanced Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Medical Technology, Railway, Infrastructure & Transportation or Aviation. This is a marvelous role for an inquisitive Engineer who wants to join a very supportive and fun team to implement and champion Systems Safety and regulatory compliance in a systems engineering environment. You will be rolling up your sleeves to find creative, pragmatic and compliant solutions to ensure our products and services adhere to and uphold the highest standards of regulatory compliance.

The role covers a wide and diverse range of regulations from CE marking directives, Environmental and Export Control to Licence Compliance and AI, as well as System Safety and the planning and development of Safety and Environmental Cases for the UK MOD and overseas forces. Initial projects will focus on new and legacy ground projects in Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) with future opportunities to work with Space colleagues.

Responsibilities

  • Bring ideas to the table and hold your hand up with questions or spotting red flags.
  • Day-to-day and during key meetings, influence internal and external stakeholders on the importance of systems safety throughout the whole project.
  • Gain an awareness of how compliance, export control, GDPR and AI can impact systems safety from start to finish.
  • As you develop, become the key point of contact and lead for safety and regulatory compliance for your projects.

Qualifications

  • Engineering experience in Systems, Electronics, Electrical or Systems Safety.
  • Safety experience or knowledge within an engineering environment.
  • Pragmatic, solution‑based mindset, comfortable with ambiguity and change.
  • Natural curiosity to learn more about how safety‑critical systems impact people, environments and products.
  • Comfortable speaking to people across the company hierarchy, adapting your communication style for technical and non‑technical audiences.
  • Experience with creating, maintaining and updating reports, data, spreadsheets and documents.
  • Awareness of potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity.

Benefits

  • Financial reward: competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, tax‑free technology scheme, discounted shopping and more.
  • Work / Life balance: 37‑hour week, flexible working around core hours, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL. There are no core hours on Friday afternoons.
  • Personal development: personalised development plan and unlimited access to 10,000+ e‑learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities.
  • Health & wellbeing: wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), employee assistance programme, discounted family health/dental insurance/eye tests, cycle‑to‑work scheme, on‑site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime pilates.
  • Family and caregiving: life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption/shared parental/caregiving leave.
  • Inclusive environment: wellbeing room, multi‑faith room, employee representative groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity).

EEO Statement

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com.

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Posted: July 4th, 2026