Safety & Engineering Specialist (Defence equipment / explosives)
GIOS Technology
Bristol · posted 22 August 2026
Location
Bristol, Bristol
Category
Manufacturing and Production
We are hiring for Safety & Engineering Specialist (Defence equipment / explosives)
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Location : Hybrid 1 day per week in Bristol (Travel required to Birkenhead / Falmouth )
- Act as a technical overseer and safety expert responsible for the engineering management, safe storage, and transport logistics of heavy defence equipment and explosives / Weapons
- Technical requirements generation, Systems Engineering V&V (Verification, Validation, Testing & Evaluation), design review leadership, and conducting technical audits/assurance.
- Mid-to-Senior level engineering experience across the full acquisition and capability lifecycle, covering design trade-offs, technical risk management, system modification, and decommissioning/disposal.
- Should have In-depth knowledge and application of defence standards and legislation, specifically DSA02 (Defence Safety Authority regulations) and Def Stan 05-57.
- Prior experience focusing on Land, Sea, and Air energetic systems and complex weapons. xwzovoh
Ordnance, Munitions, and Explosives (OME), including Energetic Materials, Warheads, Rocket Propulsion, Pyrotechnics, Fuzing & Initiation Systems, Small Arms, and Platform Integration.
NOTE : This role requires In-person interview in Bristol