System Safety Engineer

We have an exciting opportunity for a System Safety Engineer at our Helicopter division in Yeovil. As System Safety Engineer, you are fundamental to the safe design of the complete air vehicle and working within the team you will have the ability to participate in all phases of the product design life cycle from participating in leading edge innovation to supporting aging aircraft.

As part of the System Safety Engineering team you will be responsible for performing the appropriate analyses, in collaboration with other design engineering departments, to derive appropriate design safety requirements and subsequent verification that the offered design(s) meet those requirements. The scope covers all design technologies, for our wide product range encompassing conventional helicopters and unmanned air systems.

You can enjoy the flexibility of hybrid working in this role as well as a number of other fantastic benefits.
As part of the System Safety Engineering team you will carry out the system safety analysis activities for design and in-service support. Primary tasks will include the authoring of Hazard Assessments in conjunction with the technical specialists and performing detailed analysis of failure conditions, in order to influence the safe design and certification of Leonardo products. In-service support of existing Leonardo products, including development of necessary modifications, will also be a required part of the role.