System Safety Engineer

Leonardo Edinburgh, Scotland Jun 2, 2026

Type Part Time
Pay Not listed
Work Hybrid
Schedule Flexible

System Safety Engineer focuses on to system integration, acceptance testing, delivery and in-service support.

What the role involves

  • To system integration, acceptance testing, delivery and in-service support.
  • Use safety analysis skills across the full system lifecycle: from requirements analysis (including bids and contracting).
  • Contribute to continual improvement of the Company Product Safety and Environmental Impact Management System.
  • Experience of safety analysis of complex systems in a safety-critical industry.
  • Experience of generating safety engineering artefacts e.g. system safety assessment, hazard log, fault trees, risk assessments etc.
  • Knowledge of lasers, radar systems, and/or sensors and defensive aids systems.

Skills and requirements

  • Relevant technical, electrical, mechanical, maintenance, gas, plumbing, or engineering experience may be required.

Confirmed role details

  • Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
  • Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
  • Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For Part Time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.
  • Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK.

Candidate fit

  • technical judgement, safe working habits, careful diagnostics, and practical problem-solving
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