SubSea Craft Limited
System Safety Engineer
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# Safety Assurance Engineer Salary: £45,000–£57,500 DOE Role: Full Time, Permanent
About SubSea Craft
SubSea Craft is a fast-growing, UK-based maritime technology company pioneering next-generation, high-performance watercraft and systems. Our work sits at the intersection of advanced engineering, cutting-edge design, and user-centric innovation, delivering safe, effective, and enabling solutions for commercial and defence applications.
What We Offer
- Annual Leave: 25 days + bank holidays
- Wellbeing: Additional Wellbeing Day each year
- Healthcare: Comprehensive private health coverage
- Financial Security: Life Assurance (4x salary) + Critical Illness Cover
- Family Leave: Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Christmas Leave: Observed shutdown period
- Professional Development: Career growth supported by training (e.g., LinkedIn Learning)
- Pension: Contribution via salary sacrifice
- Flexible Working: Arrangements to promote work-life balance
- Inclusive Culture: Professional environment valuing diversity and collaboration
- Perks: Offsite parking available
Responsibilities
- Deliver system and functional safety across concurrent projects
- Develop, maintain Safety Management Plans, safety cases, Assurance Reports, and supporting evidence
- Lead hazard identification/analysis (HAZID, HAZOP, FMEA) and risk management
- Manage hazard logs, justify ALARP (As Low As Reasonably Practicable) principles, and approve residual risk acceptance
- Own safety requirements and ensure full traceability through:
- Design
- Verification
- Evidence collection
- Lead and support safety assurance in complex engineering projects
- Develop compliant processes aligned with industry best practices (e.g., DEF STANs, EN standards)
- Embed safety into designs by collaborating with:
- Systems engineers
- Software engineers
- Hardware engineers
- Security specialists
- císion, Integration & Testing teams
- Engage with stakeholders (internal/external, customers, regulators)
- Liaise across cross-functional teams to deliver integrated system solutions
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Requirements
Essential
- Degree: In Systems Engineering, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, or related fields
- Experience (Safety-Critical):
- Minimum 3 years as a Safety Assurance Engineer in defence or safety-critical sectors
- Hands-on with full engineering lifecycle (design to validation)
- Autonomous project management and handling multiple concurrent contractuals
- Strong grasp of functional safety rules (IEC 61508, DEF STANs, MIL/DoD-Stds)
- Technical Background & Expertise:
- Engineering discipline (systems preferred; mechanical/electrical a plus)
- Problem-solving and influence on design decisions
- Safety case drafting and evidence-based assurance
- Familiarity with UK regulatory standards and compliance frameworks
- Experience with:
- Safety Management Plans
- Hazard Assessment/Risk Logs
- Evidence requirements validation
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Desirable
- Knowledge of marine platforms (e.g., MCA Workboat Code 3)
- Hands-on experience with third-party test facilities for assurance evidence
- Professional accreditation (IEng/CEng) or in progress
- Practical familiarity with Jira and Confluence
Security Notice
All selected candidates must:
- Meet the right to live/work in the UK
- Pass Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)
- Achieve UK National Security Clearance for position-specific access.*
Company Values
- Inclusivity & Agility: A professional yet adaptive workforce
- Teamwork: Mutual respect, collaboration, and respectful disagreement
- Initiative: Autonomous yet collaborative problem-solving
We are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and intelligent culture. Accessibility requests or adjustments for recruitment may be shared confidentially.
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