Safety Engineer (Land Systems)

Overview

 

Expleo is seeking an Safety Engineer to support the growth of Expleo's Defence and Land Systems business. The successful candidate will provide safety engineering expertise across the AJAX Combat Vehicle Programme, with responsibility for supporting demonstration, trials, and design development activities while ensuring compliance with safety processes, standards, and regulatory requirements. 

Working within a multi-disciplinary engineering environment, you will support the MOD's AJAX Programme Production Team, providing safety engineering support to the Demonstration Pillar and ensuring that key safety documentation, risk management activities, and compliance processes are delivered effectively. 

This role requires candidates to hold, or be eligible to maintain, SC Security Clearance. The position involves a hybrid working pattern with regular attendance at MOD Abbey Wood (Bristol) and General Dynamics, Merthyr Tydfil.

 

Responsibilities

 

 

• Provide safety engineering support to the AJAX Demonstration Pillar.
• Manage and coordinate demonstration and trials-related safety activities.
• Produce and maintain trials safety documentation on behalf of the Senior Safety Responsible.
• Ensure demonstration activities align with programme safety policies and risk management strategies.
• Support design modification activities by reviewing safety implications and providing engineering recommendations.
• Liaise with engineering, project, and delivery teams to resolve safety-related issues.
• Maintain accurate records of safety assessments, concessions, approvals, and related documentation.
• Assist with the development and implementation of safety procedures and best practices.
• Participate in safety audits, reviews, investigations, and reporting activities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable safety regulations, standards, and organisational policies.
• Support risk identification, mitigation planning, and assurance activities across the programme.

 

Qualifications

 

Essential

• Professionally registered as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or equivalent.
• Degree, HNC/HND, or equivalent qualification in an engineering discipline.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain SC Security Clearance.

Desirable

• Formal safety engineering qualification or specialist safety training.
• Membership of a recognised professional engineering institution.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or progress towards chartership.

 

Essential skills

 

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Strong safety engineering knowledge within complex engineering programmes.
• Ability to develop, review, and maintain safety documentation and artefacts.
• Experience applying safety management processes and risk assessment methodologies.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Knowledge of safety assurance principles and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience supporting engineering change and configuration management activities.

 

Desired skills

 

Ideally candidates will be able to demonstrate one or more of the following:

• Knowledge of Defence acquisition and assurance processes.
• Understanding of trials and demonstration activities within military vehicle programmes.
• Familiarity with safety standards applicable to defence or safety-critical systems.
• Experience working with MOD stakeholders and industry partners.
• Knowledge of systems engineering and integrated assurance approaches.

 

Experience

 

The successful candidate will have experience of:

• Providing technical safety advice and guidance within engineering projects.
• Supporting the delivery of safety-critical systems and programmes.
• Producing and reviewing safety cases, hazard logs, and safety documentation.
• Managing safety activities across project lifecycles.
• Working within regulated engineering environments.
• Collaborating with engineering, programme, and customer stakeholders to resolve safety issues.

 

Ideally candidates will possess experience in one or more of the following:

• Defence Major Programmes (GMPP/CAT A).
• Land systems, armoured vehicles, or combat vehicle platforms.
• Engineering production environments.
• Trials, test, and evaluation activities.
• MOD, DE&S, or defence industry delivery organisations.
• Safety engineering activities relating to design modifications and capability enhancement programmes.

 

 

What do I need before I apply

 

• This role supports UK Defence and safety-critical programmes. Applicants should be comfortable working within highly regulated engineering and assurance environments.
• Candidates must hold, or be eligible to obtain and maintain, SC Security Clearance.
• Regular attendance is required at customer and secure sites including MOD Abbey Wood and General Dynamics facilities.
• Applicants should be willing to travel as required to support programme activities and stakeholder engagement.

 

Benefits

 

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and peers through good times and challenges.
• We empower passionate engineering professionals by enabling them to broaden their skills and contribute to innovative programmes.
• Expleo Academy – access to accredited training and professional development opportunities.
• Competitive company benefits package.
• Opportunity to support some of the UK's most significant defence programmes.
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:

• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
• Communicating and promoting vacancies.
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required.
• Supporting employees who acquire a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to remain in work.

"We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age."