Job title: Safety Engineer Location: London Work pattern: Hybrid/remote - occasional site visits Salary: Competitive (DOE)

iO is proudly partnered with an exciting business operating at the forefront of autonomy, AI and safety-critical systems.

Now looking to hire a Safety Engineer to help build and mature safety assurance capability for next-generation autonomous products.

This is a high-impact role with strong ownership: you'll help shape safety strategy, define robust engineering processes, and influence product architecture to ensure systems are safe, compliant, and certifiable in regulated environments.

Key responsibilities

Deliver safety analyses such as HAZOP, FFA, FTA, FMECA/FME(C)A (aligned to relevant defence/industry standards where appropriate). Develop safety requirements, safety arguments and safety case documentation. Support safety-critical hardware/software architecture and ensure safety is embedded in design decisions. Drive compliance against standards such as ISO 26262, IEC 61508, DO-178C / DO-254 (as applicable). Support audits, reviews and certification activities, liaising with external stakeholders when required. Establish and continuously improve safety engineering plans, processes, tooling and standards. Mentor and support junior engineers; raise overall safety engineering maturity across the organisation.About you

Degree (BEng/MEng/MSc/PhD) in Safety / Systems / Aerospace / Engineering (or...