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.

If you're interested, apply with your CV and we can set up a quick call.