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Salary
≈ $65k – $106k per year (Estimated)
Location
Hybrid (Basildon, Bristol, Southampton, United Kingdom)
Seniority
Principal
Visa
Licensed UK visa sponsor
Employment
Full-Time

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 22, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 25, 2023. Leonardo scores B on the Alion truth index.

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Leonardo is an Italian aerospace, defence and security group headquartered in Rome that builds helicopters, aircraft, aerostructures, defence electronics, space systems and cyber security solutions. Founded in 1948 as Finmeccanica and renamed in 2017, it is listed in Milan with the Italian state as its largest shareholder, employs more than 50,000 people and has major industrial operations in Italy, the UK, Poland and the US. Its openings span cyber security engineers, systems, software and quality engineers, ground station and test engineers, project managers and customer service officers at sites such as Rome, Edinburgh, Luton, Southampton and Turin.

Job Description:

At Leonardo, we have a fantastic new opportunity for a Principal Safety Engineer. Working within the Integrated Sensors & Protection Line of Business. You will support the Design Authorities to assure safety of products.

You will provide assurance that products comply with Safety, Environmental and Legislative requirements, primarily within the land, naval and airborne domains. Working with other safety specialists, you will play an active role in maintaining and enhancing the Product Safety and Environmental Impact Management System, which is integral to Design Integrity.

The role can offer flexible home working, with the expectation of travel within the UK and occasional international trips.

What you will do

The Principal Safety Engineer will typically produce the following artefacts:

  • Safety and Environmental Plans

  • Safety and Environmental Case Reports and supporting documentation

  • Hazard Logs, and associated

  • Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA),

  • Physical Hazard Analysis,

  • Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)

  • Assessment of supplier safety compliance, in accordance with legislative and contractual safety requirements.

  • Safety analysis activity reports such as Product/ System Safety Assessment Reports

  • Safety input to life-cycle management core engineering processes, design reviews (e.g. PDR and CDR)

  • Develop Environmental Suite of documents including:

  • Environmental Features Matrix

  • Environmental Impact Screening and Scoping (EISS) report

  • Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

  • Provide safety SME input to Systems projects.

What we need from you

We make the best products, and we can only do that with the best people. We encourage and support every engineer to develop, own and drive ambitions and goals.

Ideally, you will have an engineering orscience-based Honours degree and have worked in industry, defence or will have relevant experience such as the below

  • Experience analysing complex systems from a safety perspective, considering the system functions

  • Knowledge and experience of Safety Case development for complex systems within an Electronics or Avionics discipline

  • Experience of working with Def Stan 00-051, 00-055, 00-056, IEC 61508 (or similar)

  • You must be capable of achieving full SC security clearance and will require access to caveated information such as UK eyes only

It would be nice if you had:

  • Understanding of RTCA DO-178 and DO254 or IEC 61508

  • Experience in implementing or improving Safety Management Systems

Security Clearance

You must be eligible for full security clearance. For more information and guidance please visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels

Life at Leonardo

With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.

  • Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us

  • Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)

  • Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year

  • Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution)

  • Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)

  • Lifestyle: Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme

  • Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera

  • Referral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member

  • Bonus: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below

For a full list of our Company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 8,000 are based at 8 sites throughout the UK.

At Leonardo UK, we believe that a diverse and inclusive work environment unlocks our people’s full potential and drives innovation and creativity. We work hard to offer a welcoming, accessible and inclusive place to work for all of our people, creating a culture where everyone can thrive, feel safe and have a sense of belonging and connection.

This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo’s future. We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow, so why not join us.

Primary Location:

GB - Basildon

Additional Locations:

GB - Bristol - Coldharbour Lane, GB - Southampton

Contract Type:

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid
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