Graduate Safety Engineer

With a reputation for providing innovative underwater systems for the Royal Navy (RN) and export customers, AEUK operates from their Headquarters on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset. Through science, engineering and R&D they convert data into information, knowledge and capabilities that challenge the status quo, and offer winning advantage at the frontline.

Atlas Elektronik UK have designed their Engineering Graduate Programme to support those with a passion for Engineering to grow into the next generation of specialists to develop cutting-edge maritime technology for worldwide customers and the UK Royal Navy.

Atlas Elektronik UK are dedicated to developing the next generation of talent in engineering and technology.

We are currently recruiting for the 2025 Graduate Scheme and are interested in hearing from a range of Graduates looking to progress their career in the Maritime Defence industry.

As a Graduate Safety Engineer, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to support the design, development, and integration of advanced naval systems. This position is ideal for graduates seeking to develop their technical and problem-solving skills in a challenging and rewarding environment.

You will be given guidance and mentoring to develop your skills in supporting a range of tasks.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the risk to life and safe operation of AEUK systems.
• Ensure compliance with safety legislation and standards.
• Conduct necessary assessment of a system to identify hazards and quantity associated risks.
• Identify proportionate controls to reduce the risk to acceptable levels.
• Demonstrate system design is as safe as reasonably practicable.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement to ensure consensus on safety is achieved.
• Support the verification and validation that controls are suitably implemented.
• Produce and maintain technical document sets, providing robust evidence the system is safe to operate.
• Support investigations into in-service failures as they occur.

Qualifications Required

• Educated to degree or equivalent level in an engineering, or related discipline.

Knowledge You will Develop

• Fundamentals of Engineering: Understanding of safety engineering principles and practices, including hazard identification, risk management and interrelationship between different engineering functions.
• Domain Knowledge: Awareness of the maritime defence industry, such as sonar, weapons, or naval systems, is advantageous.
• Tools and Techniques: Familiarity with systems modelling tools (e.g., MATLAB, Simulink, Enterprise Architect) and requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, Jama) is a plus.
• Coding Basics: Awareness of programming languages (e.g., Python, C++) and simulation environments is beneficial.

Personal Skills Required

• Analytical Thinking: Ability to decompose complex problems into manageable tasks and identify practical solutions.
• Attention to Detail: Precision in technical documentation and analysis.
• Holistic Thinking: Ability to expand knowledge into new domain areas, and work across domains and see the bigger picture.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills to convey technical information clearly and concisely.
• Collaboration: Capacity to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams and contribute to shared objectives.
• Time Management: Ability to prioritize tasks and meet project deadlines in a dynamic environment.

Challenges

• To apply strong systems engineering principles in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• The ability to extract key facts from large amounts of information.
• Effective time management within a multi-tasking environment.
• The ability to communicate and influence at all levels in a dynamic organisation.

More information

Graduate intake planned for October 2025.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve full SC (Security Clearance).