Principal Product Safety Engineer

Principal Product Safety Engineer Coventry (Hybrid - 3 days onsite) £55,000 - £60,000 + excellent benefits The Opportunity We're supporting a major UK engineering programme within a highly regulated, safety-critical environment. This is an opportunity to join a growing multidisciplinary team working on complex systems that require rigorous safety assurance across the full engineering lifecycle. You'll play a key role in ensuring that product safety is embedded from concept through to delivery, working alongside systems, design, and project teams in a collaborative development environment. What You'll Be Doing Deliver product safety activities across complex engineering systems throughout the lifecycle

Support hazard identification, analysis, and risk management activities

Contribute to the development and maintenance of safety requirements and hazard logs

Produce high-quality safety documentation and technical reports

Ensure alignment with the organisation's Safety Management System and governance processes

Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to integrate safety into design and development

Support continuous improvement of safety processes and methodologies

Work flexibly across evolving project requirements in a dynamic programme environment What We're Looking For Experience in Product Safety / Safety Engineering within a regulated industry

Understanding of systems engineering and engineering lifecycle processes

Experience with: Hazard analysis techniques

Safety requirements management

Safety case / assurance documentation

Strong communication skills with the ability to produce clear technical reports

Degree qualified in Engineering (or equivalent experience)

Experience in high-integrity sectors (e.g. defence, aerospace, nuclear, rail) is highly desirable The Team You'll join a specialist safety engineering function supporting the delivery of complex, safety-critical systems. The team works closely with broader engineering disciplines to ensure safety is fully integrated into system design and delivery. This is an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to large-scale, technically challenging programmes while developing your expertise in safety assurance. Why Apply? Join a rapidly expanding programme with long-term career opportunities

Work on complex, high-impact engineering projects

Be part of a collaborative and supportive engineering environment

Strong focus on career development and progression

Competitive salary and flexible working Additional Information Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be a UK Citizen and eligible to obtain UK security clearance. Services advertised by Gold Group are those of an Agency and/or an Employment Business.

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