Overview
Job title: Safety Engineering Manager
Location: London
Work pattern: hybrid - typically 3 days per week on-site
Salary: Competitive (DOE)
iO is proudly partnered with an exciting business operating at the forefront of autonomy, AI and safety-critical systems. Now looking to hire a Safety Engineer to help build and mature safety assurance capability for next-generation autonomous products. This is a high-impact role with strong ownership: you'll help shape safety strategy, define robust engineering processes, and influence product architecture to ensure systems are safe, compliant, and certifiable in regulated environments.
Responsibilities
* Deliver safety analyses such as HAZOP, FFA, FTA, FMECA/FME(C)A (aligned to relevant defence/industry standards where appropriate).
* Develop safety requirements, safety arguments and safety case documentation.
* Support safety-critical hardware/software architecture and ensure safety is embedded in design decisions.
* Drive compliance against standards such as ISO 26262, IEC 61508, DO-178C / DO-254 (as applicable).
* Support audits, reviews and certification activities, liaising with external stakeholders when required.
* Establish and continuously improve safety engineering plans, processes, tooling and standards.
* Mentor and support junior engineers; raise overall safety engineering maturity across the organisation.
About you
* Degree (BEng/MEng/MSc/PhD) in Safety / Systems / Aerospace / Engineering (or similar).
* Significant experience delivering safety-critical systems (ideally autonomy/robotics/AI, aerospace, automotive or other regulated sectors).
* Strong practical knowledge of FHA/FTA/FMEA/FMECA and safety case development.
* Comfortable working cross-functionally and communicating clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Familiarity with emerging AI/robotics safety guidance (desirable).
What's on offer
* Competitive salary and benefits (incl. pension, salary sacrifice options, plus additional schemes).
* Opportunity to influence safety standards and ways of working in a high-growth, mission-driven environment.
* Work on products and assurance challenges at the cutting edge of autonomy and safety tech.
* You'll lead and deliver safety engineering activity across the lifecycle, working closely with systems, software, hardware and autonomy/ML specialists.
If this sounds like the kind of position you'd thrive in, send across your CV or reach out for more information
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