Principal Safety Engineer

General Dynamics UK; Poole; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in defence and scientific solutions is seeking a Principal Safety Engineer. This role involves managing safety policies and creating safety plans while leading innovative approaches in military environments. The ideal candidate will be a Chartered Engineer with extensive systems safety experience and a commitment to excellence in safety engineering.

Benefits

A nine-day fortnight with every other Friday off

Personalized career development plan

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• Experience leading safety elements of large programmes.
• Leadership in Safety Engineering and Systems Engineering understanding is important.
• Extensive experience for large-scale systems or equivalent transferable experience.

Responsibilities

• Enact the GDUK Safety Policy within Design Services Contract.
• Create and manage Safety Plans and Safety & Environmental Cases.
• Analyze software and hardware to identify hazards and formulate safety requirements.

Skills

Software Safety

Fault Tree and Event Tree Analysis

Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOPS)

Education

Chartered Engineer status or equivalent

Extensive experience in Safety Engineering

Tools

Modular Safety Cases

Goal Structuring Notation (GSN)

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

Principal Safety Engineer

As a 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 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 delivering across multiple projects. The ability to contribute to the safety capability of the business, provide strategic safety leadership, and deliver 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 in Safety Engineering for large-scale systems or equivalent transferable experience. Leadership in Safety Engineering and understanding of Systems Engineering are important. Chartered Engineer status or equivalent is highly desirable.

Competence in the following areas is required:

• Delivery on 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
• 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 in our Oakdale offices and from home.

Our benefits include:

• A nine-day fortnight and compressed hours, with every other Friday off
• A personalized career development plan with regular reviews
• A flexible working environment with recognition and rewards

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 the minimum criteria. Please email us if you wish to be considered under the DC Scheme.

All successful applicants must be able to obtain appropriate UK Security clearance and pass right-to-work checks.