RD&D Product Safety Engineer

Chemring Countermeasures is a world leading and innovative company, designing and developing countermeasure solutions to armed forces throughout the world. We are part of the Chemring Group of companies and have a solid global infrastructure, which also helps us to thrive.

The RD&D Product Safety Engineer will be required to Lead the development and maintenance of product safety and environmental documentation in accordance with MOD standards (e.g., JSP 520, JSP 482), and national legislation (e.g., Explosives Regulations 2014, HSE guidance).

The responsibilities of the role include (but are not limited to):

·           Conduct hazard identification (HAZID), hazard and operability analysis (HAZOP), fault tree analysis (FTA), event tree analysis (ETA), and other appropriate system safety methodologies

·           Develop and maintain Safety Cases, Safety Assessment Reports (SARs), and Hazard Logs in line with Defence Standard 00-56.

·           Provide input to Design Reviews (PDRs, CDRs) ensuring that safety and environmental considerations are fully integrated into the product design.

·           Collaborate with chemists, engineers, test specialists, and external safety bodies to ensure safety controls are engineered, tested, and validated.

·           Advise on safe handling, storage, transport, and disposal procedures for energetic materials and articles.

·           Support trials safety planning and reviews, including risk assessments and range safety submissions.

·           Monitor and interpret changes to applicable safety and environmental standards and legislation and ensure ongoing compliance.

·           Lead internal audits and prepare safety-related inputs for external regulatory inspections or MOD reviews.

·           Support training and mentoring of junior staff in safety engineering practices and regulatory expectations.

RD&D Product Safety Engineer Specification:

·           Right to live and work in the UK, with ability to obtain SC level clearance

·           Must have continually resided in the UK for a minimum of 5 years

·           Level 6 Honors Degree or commensurate experience in Engineering, Chemistry or other relevant discipline

·           Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working towards registration is advantageous

·           Experience in safety engineering within an explosives, defence, aerospace, or high-hazard industry

·           Knowledge pf Risk Assessments

·           Working within multi-functional teams

This role will be worked over a 4.5 day week; Monday to Thursday 08:00 – 16:45 and Friday 08:00 – 12:30.

Please note: We do not engage with recruitment agencies. We kindly ask that you refrain from sending speculative inquiries or CVs. Should we wish to collaborate with agencies, we will initiate contact accordingly.