System Safety Engineer

Salary: £35,000-£40,000 DOE

Full Time

Permanent

Who we are: SubSea Craft is a fast growing, privately-funded, UK-based innovative maritime technology company specialising in next-generation, high-performance watercraft and systems. We operate at the intersection of advanced engineering, cutting-edge design, and user-centric innovation, delivering safe, effective, and enabling solutions for both commercial and defence applications.

What we offer:

Annual Leave – Entitlement to 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Wellbeing Day - An additional Wellbeing Day each year to focus on personal health and wellbeing.

Private Healthcare – Access to comprehensive private healthcare coverage to support your physical and mental wellbeing.

Life Assurance and Critical Illness Cover – Comprehensive protection including Life Assurance (4x salary) and Critical Illness Cover for added financial security.

Family Leave – Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Christmas Leave – A Christmas shutdown is typically observed.

Professional Development – Commitment to ongoing learning and career growth, supported by training programmes and access to LinkedIn Learning.

Pension Contribution – pension scheme with the option to contribute via salary sacrifice

Flexible Working – Opportunities for flexible working arrangements to promote work–life balance.

Inclusive Culture – A professional environment that values diversity, innovation, and collaboration.

Responsibilities will include:

Deliver system and functional safety across a portfolio of concurrent projects.

Develop and maintain Safety Management Plans, safety cases, Assurance Reports and supporting evidence.

Lead hazard identification and risk analysis activities using recognised techniques (e.g. HAZID, HAZOP, FMEA).

Manage hazard logs, ALARP justification and residual risk acceptance.

Own safety requirements and ensure full traceability through design, verification and evidence.

Lead and support safety assurance activities across complex engineering projects

Develop safety processes that are aligned with industry best practice and customer requirements.

Ensure compliance with relevant safety standards and regulatory frameworks (e.g. DEF STANs, EN standards, ALARP principles)

Work closely with systems, software, and hardware engineers to embed safety into designs

Support safety reviews, audits, and stakeholder engagement, including customers and regulators

Liaising with internal and external customers on all aspects of the product/project lifecycle whilst being actively engaged within the various Engineering (Sys Eng; hardware; software; security; ILS; HF; qualification; integration & system test) and Management teams

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including mechanical, electrical, and control engineers, to achieve integrated and cohesive system solutions. 

Qualifications and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, or a related field 

Minimum 3 years experience safety engineering within defence or safety-critical environments.

Working across the full engineering lifecycle.

Comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously and working autonomously.

Solid understanding of functional safety and daily application of relevant standards.

Knowledge of safety-critical standards such as Def Stan 00-056/00-055, IEC 61508, MIL-STD-882 or equivalent.

Engineering discipline background (systems, mechanical or electrical disciplines welcomed).

Strong problem-solving skills and ability to influence design decisions.
Proven experience as a Safety Assurance Engineer

Strong knowledge of safety engineering principles and lifecycle assurance

Experience producing safety cases and associated evidence

Familiarity with UK safety and regulatory standards

Experience of producing Safety Management Plans and Safety Case documentation

Experience of Conducting Risk identification and Hazard assessments

Previous experience in Creating and maintenance of hazard logs maintenance, evidence gathering and requirements validation

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment. 

Desirable to be conversant with Jira and Confluence

Desirable to have experience with marine platforms and knowledge of MCA Workboat Code 3.

Desirable to have experience of using 3rd party test facilities to deliver assurance evidence.

Professional registration (IEng / CEng) or working towards is desirable

Note: Due to the nature of work undertaken at SubSea Craft, the selected candidate must be capable of meeting the security requirements of the position, which would include as a minimum existing right to live and work in the UK, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), with UK National security clearance required for certain roles.*

Values: Our people are our greatest asset, we continually strive to provide an excellent working environment to enable our team to do their best work. We have an agile professional workforce: we are founded on the belief that our people are valued and our business is trusted, inclusive and commercially-adept.

What we expect from you:

Teamwork, mutual respect and collaboration

Initiative and independent working

Honesty and integrity

Business and commercial awareness

Agility, adaptability and continuous development

We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.

*Please note that all offers of employment are conditional and subject to satisfactory DBS, driving licence and reference checks. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify candidates from employment. We will consider criminal record information alongside the wider range of evidence gathered at the application, interview, and pre-employment checking stages.

Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond to everyone. If you are shortlisted, we will aim to contact you within 14 days of your application or the closing date (if stated). We may retain your details for future suitable roles unless you advise us otherwise.

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