Senior Product Safety Engineer
CV-LibraryCoventry, West Midlands (County)permanentPosted: 16 April 2026
Apply NowThis is an opportunity to join a leading organisation within the defence and advanced engineering sector, contributing to the development of highly complex, safety-critical systems. You’ll be part of a collaborative engineering environment focused on delivering cutting-edge solutions across maritime platforms.
Working within an Integrated Development Team, you will play a key role in ensuring Product Safety activities are embedded throughout the full engineering lifecycle, supporting the safe delivery of system capability.
Key Responsibilities
* Support Product Safety activities across multiple systems, ensuring safety considerations are integrated throughout the engineering lifecycle
* Contribute to Hazard Identification and Analysis activities, supporting risk assessment, mitigation, and ongoing hazard management
* Produce and maintain safety documentation, ensuring outputs are clear, structured, and aligned with project requirements
* Ensure compliance with project Safety Management Systems, supporting governance and continuous improvement initiatives
* Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to embed safety into system design and development
* Apply knowledge of engineering lifecycle processes to ensure safety is considered from concept through to delivery
* Adapt to changing project priorities, demonstrating strong problem-solving skills and initiative
Experience
* Experience in Product Safety, Safety Engineering, or Systems Engineering within a complex engineering environment
* Understanding of hazard identification, risk management, and safety case development
* Strong communication skills, with the ability to produce high-quality technical documentation
* Experience within the maritime or defence sector is desirable, though other safety-critical industries will be considered
Working within an Integrated Development Team, you will play a key role in ensuring Product Safety activities are embedded throughout the full engineering lifecycle, supporting the safe delivery of system capability.
Key Responsibilities
* Support Product Safety activities across multiple systems, ensuring safety considerations are integrated throughout the engineering lifecycle
* Contribute to Hazard Identification and Analysis activities, supporting risk assessment, mitigation, and ongoing hazard management
* Produce and maintain safety documentation, ensuring outputs are clear, structured, and aligned with project requirements
* Ensure compliance with project Safety Management Systems, supporting governance and continuous improvement initiatives
* Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to embed safety into system design and development
* Apply knowledge of engineering lifecycle processes to ensure safety is considered from concept through to delivery
* Adapt to changing project priorities, demonstrating strong problem-solving skills and initiative
Experience
* Experience in Product Safety, Safety Engineering, or Systems Engineering within a complex engineering environment
* Understanding of hazard identification, risk management, and safety case development
* Strong communication skills, with the ability to produce high-quality technical documentation
* Experience within the maritime or defence sector is desirable, though other safety-critical industries will be considered