Product Safety Engineer

• Job title: Product Safety Engineer (Product / System Safety)
• Role type: Permanent (on-site / hybrid - min. 2/3 days per week on-site; some project phases may require up to 5 days on-site)
• Locations: Surrey / Weymouth
• Salary: Up to £80,000 DOE
• Clearance: SC cleared or eligible (DV desirable)
• Eligibility: Sole UK National

iO are partnered with a specialist engineering business delivering safety-critical products and systems into highly regulated environments. Now hiring a Product Safety Engineer to act as the focal point for Product & System Safety Assurance , supporting bids and live programmes from early design through to certification / acceptance.

Role responsibilities:

• Establish and deliver Safety Management Systems and Safety Plans
• Own delivery of Product / System Safety activities across multiple programmes
• Lead hazard identification activity (workshops as required) and maintain hazard logs
• Conduct safety analysis and risk evaluation (identification, estimation, reduction / ALARP)
• Produce and contribute to safety cases and supporting certification / assurance artefacts
• Create clear technical reports and present safety progress to internal/external stakeholders
• Provide safety input to bids/proposals (scope, work packages, effort and schedule)

What we’re looking for:

• Proven background delivering Product Safety Engineering / System Safety on complex systems (defence or similarly regulated domains preferred)
• Experience leading safety analysis, risk evaluation, and safety case development
• Strong experience owning hazard logs and running hazard identification / analysis activity
• Working knowledge of relevant standards and regulatory expectations (e.g. Def Stan 00-056, IEC 61508, defence safety regulation)
• Working knowledge of CE / UKCA compliance expectations
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management (engineering teams, programme leadership, customers/suppliers)

Due to the nature of this role, you must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (minimum SC) and meet UK nationality requirements .

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