Principal Safety Engineer

Advanced Resource Managers; Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames; Vor Ort; GBP 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Advanced Resource Managers is seeking an experienced Principal Safety Engineer to lead safety assurance across the design, development and maintenance of Platform Management Systems for naval vessels, including surface ships and submarines.

You will work with multi-disciplinary teams to influence system design and ensure projects meet customer and safety requirements, delivering safety analyses and ALARP justifications that support robust safety cases.

Qualifikationen

• Requires a Master’s degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in safety assurance of naval platforms and complex defence systems.
• Proven ability to lead safety activities and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams.

Aufgaben

• Lead safety engineering activities across design, development and maintenance of Platform Management Systems for naval vessels.
• Deliver safety milestones and ensure targets are met through hardware, software and firmware design.
• Lead safety reviews, audits, and safety committee meetings.
• Carry out and oversee hazard analyses (HAZOP, FMEA/FTA, FMECA, LOPA).
• Develop ALARP justifications and robust safety arguments.
• Produce high-quality safety documentation and safety cases for stakeholders.
• Collaborate with systems, hardware, software, ILS, project and customer teams.

Kenntnisse

Safety engineering

Technical leadership

Hazard analysis

ALARP

IEC 61508

Def Stan 00-056

COTS safety systems

High-integrity software

FMECA/FTA/LOPA

Ausbildung

Master’s degree in Engineering

Jobbeschreibung

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 00-056 and 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.