Safety Critical Software & Hardware Assurance Engineer

Amentum; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum is recruiting a Safety Critical Software and Hardware Assurance Engineer to join our EC&I Engineering Team. This role focuses on delivering high-quality expertise across IA&R projects, contracts and operations, including audits of FPGA and software systems used in nuclear and aerospace environments.

You will work with cross-functional teams to review safety cases, assess compliance with IEC 61508 and RTCA DO-178C/DO-254, and mentor early-career engineers within the CoE.

Qualifications

• Technical competence and experience in EC&I, software and hardware engineering. Demonstrated through relevant Engineering, Computing or Scientific Degree.
• Experience of using IEC 61508, RTCA DO-178C or RTCA DO-254.
• Experience of working with programmable hardware or software used in safety or mission critical applications such as nuclear or aerospace.
• Strong awareness of engineering risk, safety, and quality requirements. An ability to critically assess complex technical and safety arguments, based upon knowledge and understanding and communicate the findings effectively.
• Ability to work effectively across a matrix organisation
• Ability to clearly communicate with customers and stakeholders both verbally and in written form.
• Commitment to professional development and contribution to CoE development.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to projects, contracts, and operational teams across IA&R.
• Support delivery teams with technical advice, problem-solving, and assurance performing independently (and potentially leading on):
• Assurance activities related to FPGA and software development projects relating to control systems
• Reviewing project plans, requirements, design and verification work products to ensure adherence to relevant standards and industry best practice
• Representing Amentum at system and software assurance audits and meetings with clients and other contractors
• Providing formal independent nuclear safety and technical assessment and advice of documents relating to nuclear reactor EC&I systems, including cyber security issues, documenting the results in formal letters, and presenting the results to safety and technical committees.
• Work collaboratively with other engineering disciplines, quality, safety, and delivery teams.
• Communicate engineering requirements, constraints, and solutions clearly to stakeholders.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing, technical forums, and best practice development.
• Support mentoring and development of graduate and early-career engineers where appropriate.

Skills

EC&I engineering

Software engineering

Hardware engineering

FPGA

Safety critical

Stakeholder communication

Education

Engineering, Computing or Scientific Degree

Job description

Job Description

We'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We're happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About IA&R (Independent Assurance and Regulation)

IA&R has been providing risk based, proportionate, independent oversight and assurance to the civil and defence nuclear industry for over 60 years. This role provides a diverse and exciting range of opportunities to support the UK submarine programme in relation to software, control and instrumentation, associated to emergent issues in-service, during manufacturing, plant-life extension and through next generation concept design, to ensure the Continuous At-Sea Deterrent (CASD).

This role can be based in either Bristol or Warrington with travel to customer sites required bi-monthly.

Amentum are recruiting for a Safety Critical Software and Hardware Assurance Engineer to join our EC&I Engineering Team. The EC&I Engineering team operates within the developing EC&I Engineering Centre of Excellence (CoE). The Safety Critical Software and Hardware Assurance Engineer is responsible for delivering high-quality expertise across IA&R projects, contracts, and operations. The role involves conducting audits of both safety critical FPGA and software systems to be deployed within nuclear systems at supplier sites, as well as independent assessment of control and instrumentation safety case related documentation.

We are particularly interested in hearing from individuals who have experience of developing, testing and commissioning safety critical FPGA or software for applications in industries such as nuclear and aerospace and using the standards IEC 61508 and DO-178C/DO-254.

Key Accountabilities:

Engineering Delivery Across IA&R

• Provide support to projects, contracts, and operational teams across IA&R.
• Support delivery teams with technical advice, problem-solving, and assurance performing independently (and potentially leading on):
• Assurance activities related to FPGA and software development projects relating to control systems
• Reviewing project plans, requirements, design and verification work products to ensure adherence to relevant standards and industry best practice
• Representing Amentum at system and software assurance audits and meetings with clients and other contractors
• Providing formal independent nuclear safety and technical assessment and advice of documents relating to nuclear reactor EC&I systems, including cyber security issues, documenting the results in formal letters, and presenting the results to safety and technical committees.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Work collaboratively with other engineering disciplines, quality, safety, and delivery teams.
• Communicate engineering requirements, constraints, and solutions clearly to stakeholders.

Capability Development & Knowledge Sharing

• Contribute to knowledge sharing, technical forums, and best practice development.
• Support mentoring and development of graduate and early-career engineers where appropriate.

Here's What You'll Need

• Technical competence and experience in EC&I, software and hardware engineering. Demonstrated through relevant Engineering, Computing or Scientific Degree.
• Experience of using IEC 61508, RTCA DO-178C or RTCA DO-254.
• Experience of working with programmable hardware or software used in safety or mission critical applications such as nuclear or aerospace.
• Strong awareness of engineering risk, safety, and quality requirements. An ability to critically assess complex technical and safety arguments, based upon knowledge and understanding and communicate the findings effectively.

• Ability to work effectively across a matrix organisation
• Ability to clearly communicate with customers and stakeholders both verbally and in written form.
• Commitment to professional development and contribution to CoE development.

Our Culture:

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

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