Safety Engineer SME - Contract

Safety Engineer – SME

£525–£600 per day | Outside IR35
6-month initial contract
Bristol / Hybrid | Minimum 3 days on-site per week
Active SC Clearance required to start

The Opportunity

We’re looking for an experienced Safety Engineer at SME level to provide technical leadership across complex, safety-critical and mission-critical systems.

You’ll take ownership of safety strategy and delivery across the full systems lifecycle — from requirements and architecture through to integration, verification and validation.

Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, customers and senior stakeholders, you’ll influence system design, lead safety activities and help shape best practice across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead safety strategy and delivery across projects and programmes.
• Own safety requirements, hazard analysis, safety cases and safety arguments.
• Conduct and lead safety analyses using techniques including FMEA, HAZOP, Fault Tree Analysis and BowTie.
• Influence system architecture, design decisions and technical trade-offs.
• Lead safety work packages and provide technical assurance.
• Engage with customers and senior stakeholders, including presenting at technical reviews.
• Identify, assess and manage safety risks throughout the system lifecycle.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to the continuous improvement of safety processes and capability.

About You

You’ll ideally have:

• Significant experience in safety engineering within complex, safety-critical or mission-critical systems.
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering and safety lifecycles.
• Proven experience in safety analysis, requirements management and safety cases.
• Experience defining safety strategies and influencing system architecture.
• A track record of providing technical leadership and engaging confidently with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Active SC Clearance and the ability to work on-site in Bristol at least 3 days per week.

If you’re interested, please apply to the link provided.