Description
General Dynamics Land Systems is looking for a Safety Senior Engineer to join our Engineering team. The successful and inclusive candidate will earn a favourable salary of £45,600 to £57,000 based on experience and potential. This is an ideal role for someone who has a proactive and positive mindset and a keen desire to grow professionally.
Joining an established team based at our Merthyr facility, you will be responsible for delivering system safety activities across one or more vehicle subsystems or projects. The role operates largely independently, applying established safety engineering principles to ensure compliance with regulatory, customer and company requirements across the ground vehicle lifecycle.
The role contributes to the development of safe military vehicle solutions by producing high‑quality safety artefacts, supporting certification and acceptance activities, and influencing design decisions to achieve ALARP risk positions
If you were already working in this position, this is what you would have been working on this week:
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Deliver system safety engineering activities in accordance with project safety plans, company processes, and applicable standards (e.g. DEF STANs, MIL STDs, ISO 26262 where applicable).
- Produce, maintain, and review system safety artefacts including:
- Hazard logs
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Safety cases and safety arguments
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System, subsystem, and functional safety assessments
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Risk assessments and ALARP justification
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Support safety assurance activities across all lifecycle phases, including concept, design, integration, trials, production, and in‑service support.
- Interface with systems, mechanical, electrical, and software engineering disciplines to ensure safety requirements are embedded into design solutions.
- Review supplier safety documentation and contribute to safety acceptance decisions.
- Support engagement with customers, assessors, trials teams, and suppliers on safety matters.
- Support incident investigation, issue resolution, and definition of corrective actions.
Qualifications & Experience
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Undergraduate degree in engineering or a related technical discipline.
- Broad experience in system safety engineering within defence or equivalent high‑integrity engineering environments.
- Experience working to, or applying principles from:
- DEF STAN 00‑056 – Safety Management Requirements for Defence Systems
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DEF STAN 00‑055 – Hazard Identification and Management
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ISO 31000 – Risk Management
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IEC 61508 – Functional Safety (principles applicable beyond electrical systems)
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ISO 26262 – Road Vehicle Functional Safety (applied pragmatically where relevant)
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MIL‑STD‑882 – System Safety
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AAP‑20 / NATO STANAG safety expectations (where applicable)
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IEng status desirable; working towards IEng essential.
- Familiarity with military ground vehicle systems is desirable.
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Strong understanding of system safety principles and hazard management techniques.
- Ability to apply professional judgement to complex safety problems within defined scopes.
- Capable of producing high‑quality, auditable safety documentation
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Applies creativity to balance safety, operational, and programme constraints.
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System safety analysis and hazard management
- Safety case development and assurance
- Risk assessment and ALARP justification
- Stakeholder engagement and technical communication
- Independent task planning and delivery
Our Company Benefits:
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering highly competitive benefits:
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A compressed nine-day fortnight – which means every other Friday off!
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A flexible benefits scheme - allowing you to adapt your benefits to suit yours and your family’s needs
- A personalised career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company
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Professional training and development courses, both internal and external - allowing you to reach your full potential
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A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognised and rewarded, which includes compressed hours, reduced hours and job share
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A Company sports and social club, offering events at discounted prices – giving you the opportunity to meet and socialise with your fellow colleagues outside the workplace
About General Dynamics UK
General Dynamics Land Systems is a global leader in providing products and support across the full spectrum of combat vehicles. Our global team has more than 6,000 employees working towards creating a diverse product portfolio delivering best-in-class capability to Armed Forces communities worldwide. In the UK, we employee more than 650 people and are leading the way in Armoured Fighting Vehicles and sustainment services. Our vision is documented and embedded into our culture, so all employees understand the Company’s direction and their role in achieving it. We are currently delivering the AJAX programme, providing Armoured Fighting Vehicles in six variants to the British Army and have also developed and delivered 400 Foxhound vehicles - a highly-protected and mobile 4x4 platform with high-deployment availability.
We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace – inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high performance team
As part of our commitment to inclusion and diversity we welcome in particular applications from women, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and ethnic minority groups.
We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
