Location: Luton (4 days per week onsite) Duration: 6 month contract Rate: 88.97ph UMB (Inside IR35) Role details: A major UK defence programme is seeking an experienced Lead/Principal Safety Engineer to support the development and integration of advanced sensor, communications, and non-kinetic effect systems. This role involves working across complex, interdependent subsystems as part of a cutting-edge technology demonstrator programme in the air defence domain. Key Responsibilities: Provide expert safety guidance to support system safety authorisation. Ensure safety activities follow agreed plans and are correctly executed. Identify and analyse both intrinsic and functional hazards; develop mitigation strategies to reduce risk to ALARP. Derive and manage safety requirements across multiple subsystems. Review and integrate subsystem safety analyses into a complete system-level assessment. Align subsystem safety with aircraft-level safety cases. Support and present safety assessments at formal design reviews. What we are looking for in you: Strong systems safety engineering background in safety-critical sectors (preferably aerospace or defence). Able to manage complex system interactions and lead multi-disciplinary safety activities. Comfortable navigating aircraft-level safety regulations. Skilled in working across engineering lifecycles and managing stakeholders. Safety analysis of complex, high-integrity systems. Leadership of safety work packages across multiple teams. Familiarity with standards such as ARP4754B, ARP4761A, DO-254, or DO-178C. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills. Desirable skills: Experience with high-complexity design and high-uncertainty environments. Knowledge of radar, sensors, lasers, or defensive aid systems. Awareness of InfoSec considerations. Familiarity with: Cameo, DOORS, Adelard ASCE, or Isograph tools. Involvement in safety forums (e.g., IET, SCSC). Apply today via the link provided!
Oct 03, 2025
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Location: Luton (4 days per week onsite) Duration: 6 month contract Rate: 88.97ph UMB (Inside IR35) Role details: A major UK defence programme is seeking an experienced Lead/Principal Safety Engineer to support the development and integration of advanced sensor, communications, and non-kinetic effect systems. This role involves working across complex, interdependent subsystems as part of a cutting-edge technology demonstrator programme in the air defence domain. Key Responsibilities: Provide expert safety guidance to support system safety authorisation. Ensure safety activities follow agreed plans and are correctly executed. Identify and analyse both intrinsic and functional hazards; develop mitigation strategies to reduce risk to ALARP. Derive and manage safety requirements across multiple subsystems. Review and integrate subsystem safety analyses into a complete system-level assessment. Align subsystem safety with aircraft-level safety cases. Support and present safety assessments at formal design reviews. What we are looking for in you: Strong systems safety engineering background in safety-critical sectors (preferably aerospace or defence). Able to manage complex system interactions and lead multi-disciplinary safety activities. Comfortable navigating aircraft-level safety regulations. Skilled in working across engineering lifecycles and managing stakeholders. Safety analysis of complex, high-integrity systems. Leadership of safety work packages across multiple teams. Familiarity with standards such as ARP4754B, ARP4761A, DO-254, or DO-178C. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills. Desirable skills: Experience with high-complexity design and high-uncertainty environments. Knowledge of radar, sensors, lasers, or defensive aid systems. Awareness of InfoSec considerations. Familiarity with: Cameo, DOORS, Adelard ASCE, or Isograph tools. Involvement in safety forums (e.g., IET, SCSC). Apply today via the link provided!
Principal System Safety Engineer Luton 6-month contract Paying up to 80p/h (Inside IR35) Responsibilities : Providing specialist safety advice to the SDA, to support their authorization of the Product safety, in accordance with Company processes Ensuring that safety activities conducted on the Programme, within the scope of the TDP Systems, follow the plan described in the safety management plan and that the analysis is complete and correct. Identifying and analysing intrinsic hazards, including mitigation to reduce the residual safety risks to an ALARP level for the ISANKE and ICS TDP system Identifying and analysing functional hazards, including mitigation to reduce the residual safety risks to an ALARP level for the ISANKE and ICS TDP system Eliciting ISANKE and ICS TDP safety requirements and flowing these down to the appropriate level Reviewing individual TDP Subsystem System safety analysis and incorporating the outcomes in the integrated ISANKE and ICS analysis. Review aircraft level safety analysis and ensure it aligns with ISANKE and ICS TDP Systems safety analysis Documenting the integrated ISANKE and ICS TDP Systems safety assessment as described in the safety management plan. Presenting a summary of the integrated ISANKE and ICS TDP Systems safety assessment at the ISANKE and ICS TDP Design Reviews. Experience required: Experience of safety analysis of complex systems in a safety-critical industry A relevant STEM degree Knowledge of lasers, radar systems, and/or sensors and defensive aids systems Experience across a number of engineering lifecycle phases Experience in leading and delivering a safety work package across multiple teams Experience with ARP4754B, ARP4761A, RTCA DO-254, or DO-178C (not essential) Excellent written and verbal communication skills Experience of working with a variety of internal and external stakeholders of varying seniorities A passion for promoting and improving safety culture Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.
Oct 02, 2025
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Principal System Safety Engineer Luton 6-month contract Paying up to 80p/h (Inside IR35) Responsibilities : Providing specialist safety advice to the SDA, to support their authorization of the Product safety, in accordance with Company processes Ensuring that safety activities conducted on the Programme, within the scope of the TDP Systems, follow the plan described in the safety management plan and that the analysis is complete and correct. Identifying and analysing intrinsic hazards, including mitigation to reduce the residual safety risks to an ALARP level for the ISANKE and ICS TDP system Identifying and analysing functional hazards, including mitigation to reduce the residual safety risks to an ALARP level for the ISANKE and ICS TDP system Eliciting ISANKE and ICS TDP safety requirements and flowing these down to the appropriate level Reviewing individual TDP Subsystem System safety analysis and incorporating the outcomes in the integrated ISANKE and ICS analysis. Review aircraft level safety analysis and ensure it aligns with ISANKE and ICS TDP Systems safety analysis Documenting the integrated ISANKE and ICS TDP Systems safety assessment as described in the safety management plan. Presenting a summary of the integrated ISANKE and ICS TDP Systems safety assessment at the ISANKE and ICS TDP Design Reviews. Experience required: Experience of safety analysis of complex systems in a safety-critical industry A relevant STEM degree Knowledge of lasers, radar systems, and/or sensors and defensive aids systems Experience across a number of engineering lifecycle phases Experience in leading and delivering a safety work package across multiple teams Experience with ARP4754B, ARP4761A, RTCA DO-254, or DO-178C (not essential) Excellent written and verbal communication skills Experience of working with a variety of internal and external stakeholders of varying seniorities A passion for promoting and improving safety culture Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.
