Must be UK Sole National
Location: London
Rate: Up to £90 per hour (Outside IR35)
Contract Length: 6-12 Months
Sole UK National Required
The Opportunity
This is more than just a contract role - it's an opportunity to support the safety and assurance of complex, mission-critical systems within the UK defence sector.
As a Senior Safety Engineer, you will play a key role in supporting the safety lifecycle of advanced engineering systems, ensuring robust safety processes are embedded from concept through to delivery and in-service support.
Working within a specialist engineering team, you will collaborate across multiple disciplines to influence design decisions, mitigate risk, and help deliver safe, reliable solutions across high-profile defence programmes.
This role would suit an experienced engineer looking to apply their expertise within a technically challenging and highly regulated environment.
What You Will Be Doing
Delivering safety engineering activities across complex defence programmes
Supporting hazard identification, risk assessment and mitigation activities
Conducting and contributing to safety studies including HAZOP, FFA, FTA, FMECA and LOPA
Defining system safety requirements and supporting safety targets
Producing high-quality safety cases, reports and technical documentation
Participating in design reviews, risk meetings and safety committees
Working closely with systems, hardware, software and project teams to ensure safe design outcomes
Providing clear, evidence-based safety recommendations to key stakeholdersWhat We Are Looking For
Previous experience within a safety engineering environment, ideally defence, aerospace, maritime or other highly regulated sectors
Strong understanding of functional or product safety principles
Familiarity with recognised safety standards such as IEC 61508 and Def Stan 00-056
Knowledge of hardware/software failure modes and reliability principles
Experience with hazard analysis, FMECA, FTA or similar techniques
Ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary engineering teams
Degree, HND, HNC or equivalent experience in Engineering or related disciplineSecurity Requirements
Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be UK Sole Nationals and eligible to obtain and maintain UK Security Clearance.
Apply Now
If you are a Senior Safety Engineer seeking your next contract opportunity in London, please get in touch for a confidential discussion
Salary description
£70.00 - £90.00 per hour