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Functional Safety Engineer
CSA Group
Wales
On-site
GBP 40,000 - 60,000
Full time
Job summary
A global testing and certification organization in the UK is seeking a Functional Safety Engineer to assess equipment against safety standards. The ideal candidate will have a degree in engineering and experience in embedded systems, C/C++, and FMEA. This role offers a comprehensive benefits package, including bonuses, health resources, and generous leave. You should be willing to travel for assessments both nationally and internationally.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Experience in embedded systems and embedded software.
- Ability to understand and analyse both analogue and digital circuitry.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Assess equipment for certification against functional safety standards.
- Prepare reports and certification documents.
- Conduct on-site assessments and/or test work.
Skills
Education
Tools
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At the heart of CSA Group is a vision: making the world a better, safer, more sustainable place. It's been part of our mission for nearly one hundred years: from the first engineering standard for railway bridges developed in 1919, to more than 3,500 standards, codes & related products today.
Headquartered in Canada, with a global footprint of more than 30 labs and offices across Europe, Asia and North America, CSA Group tests, inspects and certifies a wide range of products - from every day househould items to leading edge technology-to meet exacting requirements for safety, performance and environmental impact.
Our employees take pride in making a difference in people's lives through the work that we do. We're looking for people like you to help make it happen.
A Functional Safety Engineer is required to join our team working on the assessment of equipment and systems against published standards. Successful applicants will be customer-focused and have a background in electronics /software , with knowledge of FMEA or FMEDA Risk Assessment, software analysis, MTBF and HAZOP, software languages, specifically C/C++. Experience in SIL determination and FMEA is desirable, particularly in a product manufacturing environment, although relevant industrial experience will be taken into account.
In addition, good communication, problem solving and project management skills are essential.
Primary responsibilities and duties include:
- Assessment of equipment for certification against published functional safety standards such as IEC 61508 / IEC 61511 / ISO26262 or IEC 62061 or ISO 13849.
- Provide advice to clients as appropriate
- Specify and in some cases conduct appropriate test programmes in accordance with the relevant standards
- Estimate costs and specify the requirements for test samples
- Conduct on-site assessments and/or test work at the clients’ premises. This may involve foreign travel.
- Prepare reports and certification documents
- Ensure that project work is conducted within budget and in accordance with in-house procedures
- Represent CSA on relevant technical committees
In addition to the responsibilities and duties listed, the successful candidate may be required to undertake further duties assigned by the Management Team from time to time. There will be a requirement to travel to other Group or client’s premises, both in the UK and overseas.
Qualifications/skills and experience
Suitable candidates shall meet the following criteria:
- A degree in electrical/electronic /software engineering, or equivalent
- Experience in embedded systems and embedded software
- Experience in C, C++, MISRA C, or a similar language s
- Ability to understand and analyse both analogue and digital circuitry
- Prior experience or knowledge in one or more of the following:
- FMEA Risk Assessment
- Fault Tree Analysis
- MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure)
- HAZOP & LOPA
- SIL Determination
- Good written and verbal communication (English), administration and interpersonal skills, together with a high level of computer literacy (Word, Excel etc) and attention to detail
- A full UK driving licence
- The ability to work as an individual and as part of a team
- Ability and willingness to travel for short periods, mainly overnight but up to 1 week occasionally.
- Ability to apply technical judgements where necessary
- Bonus Scheme
- Pension
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Generous Annual Leave plus bank holidays
- Wellness Reimbursement
- Access to Health & Wellbeing Resources
CSA Group is one of the largest standards development organizations in North America, conducting research and developing standards for a broad range of technologies and functional areas. CSA Group is also a global provider of testing, inspection and certification services for products in many market sectors, and a leader in safety and environmental certification for Canada and the U.S.
The CSA mark appears on billions of products worldwide. For more information about CSA Group, please visit www.csagroup.org .
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