🚨 Safety Assurance Engineer – ETCS On-Board (Rail)

We’re looking for a Safety Assurance Engineer to support a UK ETCS on-board retrofit project, working closely with delivery teams, assessors, and technical authorities to make sure systems are safe, compliant, and ready for operation.

This is a great opportunity to get involved in cutting-edge in-cab signalling technology, playing a key role across design, testing, approval, and commissioning stages.

💼 Role: Safety Assurance Engineer
📍 Location: UK (hybrid – mix of remote and office)
📅 Type: Full-time / Contract (depending on project)

What you’ll be doing:

• Producing and managing key safety documentation (Safety Management Plan, Hazard Records, FMECA, Safety Cases, etc.)
• Supporting the approval process, including obtaining APIS for train classes
• Working closely with assessors (AsBo, ISA) and technical authorities
• Supporting delivery teams through design, testing, commissioning, and first-in-class deployment
• Contributing to technical files and ensuring all safety evidence is in place
• Reviewing compliance reports, test results, and assurance outputs
• Supporting activities before and after commissioning, including track testing

What we’re looking for:

• Experience with train-borne systems, ideally ETCS, CBTC or similar signalling systems
• Background in safety assurance and certification within rail or a similar industry
• Experience working with assurance bodies (AsBo, ISA)
• Understanding of CENELEC standards and CSM-RA
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with multiple stakeholders
• Someone proactive, reliable, and comfortable working in a collaborative team

Nice to have:

• Experience with APIS or RIS-2700-RST processes
• Background working in subcontractor or large project environments
• Broader knowledge of railway systems and technologies

This is a key role in helping deliver safe, compliant signalling systems — with real impact on how modern rail networks operate.

👉 Interested? Get in touch to find out more about the ETCS Safety Assurance Engineer opportunity.