Overview
Location: Larbert
Our Vision & Why It Matters
At Alexander Dennis, our vision is to lead the evolution of sustainable on road mass transportation and mobility.
We design, deliver, and support market leading buses and coaches that help reduce emissions, improve air quality, and keep communities connected. Every role contributes to that mission whether you’re engineering, driving sales, improving production, or supporting our customers.
What You’ll Do
As Senior Engineering Manager – Functional Safety & Cyber Security, you’ll be the principal authority for safety and security across our electrical and electronic systems. You’ll lead a team of engineers (plus outsourced partners), define and embed standards, and oversee the full functional safety and cyber security lifecycle. From hazard and threat analysis to system-level verification, you’ll guide critical projects that keep our products safe, compliant, and future-ready.
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for someone with proven experience in safety and/or cyber security engineering (e.g. IEC 61508, ISO 26262, ISO 21448, ISO/SAE 21434) and familiarity with homologation standards such as UN ECE R155 and R156. You’ll bring a background in electrical/electronic system design, integration, and testing—ideally from automotive, bus, coach, HGV, or another complex safety-critical environment. Strong leadership, analytical thinking, and excellent communication skills are essential, along with the ability to inspire and guide multidisciplinary teams.
Bonus if you have: Formal certification as a Functional Safety or Cyber Security professional (e.g. TÜV Rheinland), experience with Siemens Polarion, and a track record of representing your organisation on cross-company or industry-wide initiatives.
What We Offer
Because we know that to deliver on our vision, people have to feel supported and inspired:
Impact: Be part of something that’s changing cities, improving air quality, helping public transport evolve.
Development & Growth: Training programmes, mentorship, opportunities to take on new roles, broaden skills.
Culture & Belonging: An inclusive environment; your voice matters; we treat people fairly.
Perks & Benefits: Competitive salary and package, pension, wellbeing support, cycle to work scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity benefits.
Our Values – What Guides Us
These are more than words on a page, they shape how we work, what we stand for, and how we build trust with our customers, communities, and each other.
Safety: The health and wellbeing of our team members, and the safety of our products, are our top priority.
Quality: We strive for excellence in our products, services, and all that we do.
Integrity: We act with honesty, transparency and integrity, treating each other with respect in a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace.
Accountability: We take responsibility for our actions, seeking to build trust and earn a reputation for excellence and reliability.
Teamwork: We work with our team members, our supplier partners, and our customers to pursue mutual benefits.
Sustainability: We seek long term success for our business, our communities, and the environment through responsible sourcing, lean manufacturing, and sustainable operations.
How to Apply
If you see yourself growing with Alexander Dennis and contributing to our vision, we’d love to hear from you.
Please complete our online application form and attach your CV!
We care deeply about being inclusive and we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
If you are an internal applicant, you have a responsibility to inform your current line/department manager and local human resources representative before applying for the role.
Due to the volume of vacancies and applications, we would prefer that you submit your application online. If however, you require an alternative method of applying, please give us call on +44 1324 621 672 or send an email to careers at alexander-dennis dot com IND-H
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