Safety Consultant
Role Title: Principal Consultant - Software Safety and Assurance. Location: Remote Working with visits to client sites. Package: £75,000 - £85,000 + Pension + Generous Holiday. Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent. Security Clearance: UK National (Must be eligible for SC/DV clearance). About the Role: We are recruiting a Principal Consultant in Software Safety and Programmable Product Assurance on behalf of a leading engineering and safety consultancy. This high-impact role provides strategic technical leadership and authoritative consultancy across safety-critical aerospace, defence, and high-integrity programmes. You will lead the assessment and assurance of software, complex electronic hardware, and programmable products, acting as a trusted adviser to regulators, clients, Design Organisations, and prime contractors.
Job Details
Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership: SME for software and programmable elements assurance across civil, military, and regulated defence programmes
- Assurance Strategies: Define, own, and execute assurance plans, assessment criteria, and regulatory engagement strategies
- Lifecycle & Evidence Review: Lead independent assessments of software/hardware plans, architecture, design, verification, source code, and certification data
- Safety Integration: Review and influence safety reports, hazard logs, FMEA/FTA, and safety cases to control risks
- Stakeholder Engagement: Formulate technical position papers and recommendations to resolve deficiencies
- Team Mentorship: Lead multidisciplinary work packages, mentor consultants, support bid/account development
Requirements
- Essential Technical Capability
- Standards Expertise: RTCA DO-178C / EUROCAE ED-12C (Software) and RTCA DO-254 / EUROCAE ED-80 (Hardware)
- Systems & Safety Frameworks: SAE ARP4754A/ARP4761
- Safety & Hazard Assessment: FHA, PSSA, SSA, FMEA, FTA
- Lifecycle Assessment: testing, model-based development, formal methods, tool qualification, multicore processing
Skills & Technologies
Education Level
Bachelor
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