Principal Safety Engineer

ARM; Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames; Vor Ort; GBP 68.000 - 83.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Advanced Resource Managers Ltd is seeking a Principal Safety Engineer in New Malden to lead safety assurance across naval Platform Management Systems. The role involves directing safety analyses, reviews, and documentation, ensuring compliance with safety requirements for surface ships and submarines.

You will interact with multi-disciplinary teams, mentors junior engineers, and stay current with relevant defence standards and best practices to support safety across design, development, and

Qualifikationen

• Experience in safety-related engineering environments.
• Proven ability to lead technical activities.
• Knowledge of safety standards and methods.

Aufgaben

• Lead safety engineering activities and deliver project milestones.
• Oversee safety analyses (HAZOP, FFA, FTA, FMECA, LOPA).
• Lead safety reviews, audits and safety committee meetings.
• Develop ALARP justifications and safety cases.
• Produce safety documentation and arguments for stakeholders.
• Mentor junior engineers where required.

Kenntnisse

Safety engineering

Technical leadership

Hazard analysis

Systems engineering

Stakeholder communication

Ausbildung

Master's/HND/HNC in Engineering or Safety

Jobbeschreibung

Principal Safety Engineer

Location:New Malden
Salary:Up to £75,000 DOE

The Role

We're looking for an experienced Principal Safety Engineer to lead safety assurance activities across the design, development and maintenance of Platform Management Systems for naval vessels, including surface ships and submarines.

You'll work across multi-disciplinary engineering teams, influencing system design and ensuring projects meet customer and safety requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead safety engineering activities and deliver agreed project milestones.
• Ensure safety targets are achieved through effective hardware, software and firmware design.
• Lead safety reviews, audits and safety committee meetings.
• Carry out and oversee safety analysis, including HAZOP, FFA, FTA, FMECA and LOPA.
• Lead risk assessments and develop ALARP justifications.
• Produce high-quality technical documentation and safety arguments.
• Present safety cases and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Work closely with systems, hardware, software, ILS, project and customer teams.
• Keep up to date with relevant standards and industry best practice.
• Support and mentor junior engineers where required.

What We're Looking For

• Experience working in a safety-related engineering environment.
• Experience leading technical activities.
• Knowledge of IEC 61508, Def Stan 00-056and relevant defence standards.
• Experience with safety assurance of COTS processor-based systems and/or high-integrity software.
• Strong understanding of hardware and software failure modes.
• Experience with hazard analysis, FMECA, FTA and Functional Failure Analysis.
• Experience with risk assessment and ALARP.
• Ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Master's degree, HND or HNC in Engineering, Safety Management or a related discipline.

This is a great opportunity to join a technically challenging defence environment and play a key role in the safety of complex naval systems.