OVERVIEW

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.
We are seeking a number of highly organised and motivated Principal / Senior Safety Engineers. The Safety Engineer will work within the System team performing safety activities in support of the Systems in development, manufacture and in-service.

QUALIFICATIONS

Ideally candidates will have a degree in a STEM subject or equivalent suitable experience

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Strong background in product/system safety engineering, ideally within a design and development organisation in the defence sector.
• Proven experience with Defence Standards such as 00-056, 00-055, 00-051, or equivalent standards such as MIL-STD-882E.
• Practical experience applying safety analysis techniques: FMECA, FTA, HAZID, FHA, etc.
• Knowledge of safety management systems, such as POSMS and POEMS, and their application within a UK MoD or international defence environment.
• Experience in producing and delivering safety cases, safety plans, and safety compliance matrices.
• Familiarity with safety engineering for software-intensive systems, including the application of standards like Def Stan 00-055, DO-178C, or IEC 61508.

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE:

• Experience working in one or more of the following domains: Land, Naval, or Air systems.
• Understanding of functional safety principles and standards.
• Experience providing independent safety assurance or participating in external regulatory reviews.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards professional registration (e.g. CEng, IEng).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Apply established safety analysis techniques including Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Modes, Effects & Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Hazard Identification (HAZID), and Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA).
• Develop and maintain safety cases and safety arguments in compliance with relevant military and defence standards (e.g. Def Stan 00-056, MIL-STD-882E, IEC 61508).
• Support system architects and design teams by providing expert safety input during the development of complex architectures and software-intensive systems.
• Produce and review safety assessments, hazard logs, risk evaluations, and safety requirements for integration into the wider system lifecycle.
• Lead or contribute to the generation of artefacts in support of formal design reviews and certification milestones.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders, including independent safety assessors and customers, to ensure alignment and compliance with safety objectives.
• Provide independent safety assurance and contribute to internal safety governance reviews across engineering projects.