Principal Safety Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Poole; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Safety Engineer to lead safety initiatives across diverse projects in military environments. This role is pivotal in ensuring compliance with safety standards and managing Safety Plans. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in Safety Engineering and demonstrate leadership capabilities. Embracing a hybrid working model, the company offers a competitive salary and a flexible benefits package, including a nine-day fortnight and personalized career development plans. Join a team that values diversity and innovation in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Nine-day fortnight with every other Friday off

Personalized career development plans

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Safety Engineering for large-scale projects.
• Leadership in Safety Engineering and understanding of Systems Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for enacting the GDUK Safety Policy within contracts.
• Create and manage Safety Plans and Safety & Environmental Cases.

Skills

Safety Engineering

Systems Engineering

Software Safety

Fault Tree Analysis

Event Tree Analysis

Modular Safety Cases

Goal Structuring Notation (GSN)

Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOPS)

Safety Integrity Levels (SILs)

Legislative compliance

Education

Chartered Engineer status

Equivalent experience in Safety Engineering

Job description

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General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.

Job Description

As Principal Safety Engineer, you will undertake a valued and critical role. You will be accountable for enacting the GDUK Safety Policy within the Design Services Contract (DSC), other contracted work and internal product development, primarily through the execution of Safety Management Programmes to address functional and non-functional safety aspects.

The successful candidate will likely be a Chartered Engineer with several years’ experience leading safety elements of large programmes and sometimes delivering across multiple projects. The ability to contribute to the business’s safety capability, provide strategic safety leadership, and deliver flexible and innovative approaches in military land, sea, and air environments, is essential.

You will be responsible for creating and managing Safety Plans and Safety & Environmental Cases in accordance with GDUK processes.

Additionally, you will analyze software and hardware design capabilities to identify hazards, their causes, and consequences, and formulate specific functional safety requirements and operational processes.

Qualifications

To succeed, you should demonstrate extensive experience/competence in Safety Engineering for large-scale system-of-systems projects or equivalent transferable experience. Leadership in Safety Engineering and understanding of Systems Engineering are highly valued. Chartered Engineer status or equivalent is desirable.

Competence in the following areas is required:

• Track record of delivering Safety and Environmental programmes
• System and product safety case plans and reports
• Software Safety
• Fault Tree and Event Tree Analysis
• Modular Safety Cases and Goal Structuring Notation (GSN)
• Knowledge of standards such as Def Stan 00-051, 00-055, 00-056; IEC 61508; DO-254; DO-178B and C
• Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOPS)
• Safety Integrity Levels (SILs)
• Legislative compliance and current/future safety and environmental legislation
• Experience with CCA, OHHA / OSHA, COSHH / MSDS

Additional Information

This role offers a starting salary between £52,800 and £75,000, along with our excellent flexible benefits package.

We operate a hybrid working model, allowing time both in our Oakdale offices and from home.

Our benefits include:

• A nine-day fortnight with every other Friday off
• Personalized career development plans with regular reviews
• A flexible working environment with recognized contributions and benefits

We value diversity and inclusivity. If our values resonate with you, we invite you to join our team!

We are a Disability Confident Employer, offering interviews to disabled candidates who meet minimum criteria. Please email us if you wish to be considered under the DC Scheme.

All successful applicants must obtain UK Security clearance appropriate for the role and pass right-to-work checks.