Location: Southampton (mostly onsite) Duration: 6 month contract Rate: £78ph UMB (Inside IR35) Role details: We are looking for a Lead/Principal System Safety Engineer to support our defence client in Southampton - the role will focus on safety engineering across integrated sensing, communications and non-kinetic effects systems being developed for test, development and demonstration. Key Responsibilities: Provide specialist safety engineering advice to support product safety authorisation in accordance with established processes Ensure programme safety activities follow the safety management plan and that all analysis is complete, accurate and appropriately documented Identify and analyse intrinsic and functional hazards, developing mitigation strategies to reduce residual safety risks to an ALARP level Elicit system safety requirements and ensure their effective flow-down to the appropriate engineering teams Review subsystem safety analyses and incorporate the findings into integrated system safety assessments Review aircraft-level safety analysis and ensure alignment with the integrated system safety assessment Lead the delivery of safety artefacts, identifying dependencies across systems, teams and aircraft-level activities Present integrated safety assessments at design reviews and communicate key findings to stakeholders Job Requirements: Experience in safety analysis of complex systems within a safety-critical industry Experience across multiple engineering lifecycle phases Experience leading and delivering safety work packages across multi-disciplinary teams Knowledge of aircraft-level safety regulations and safety analysis techniques Familiarity with ARP4754B, ARP4761A, RTCA DO-254 or DO-178C would be advantageous Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at varying levels of seniority Ability to understand complex system interactions, dependencies and design uncertainty Relevant STEM degree or equivalent professional experience Desirable Skills: Knowledge of lasers, radar systems, sensors or defensive aids systems Awareness of information security principles Experience working with highly complex designs and significant levels of uncertainty Involvement in cross-industry safety initiatives, such as those associated with the Institution of Engineering and Technology or the Safety-Critical Systems Club A strong commitment to promoting and improving safety culture Useful Tools Experience: Cameo Systems Modeler IBM DOORS Adelard ASCE Isograph Reliability Workbench If you are an experienced System Safety Engineer with a background in defence, aerospace or another safety-critical environment, apply now to support this important integrated systems programme in Southampton