Safety Engineer

Marshall; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Marshall seeks a skilled Safety Engineer based in Cambridge to enhance its aerospace engineering capabilities. Focused on systems engineering, you'll support safety activities, promote best practices, and ensure compliance with industry standards while enjoying a competitive salary and numerous benefits, including 27 days holiday.

Benefits

27 days holiday increasing with service

Pension contributions up to 9%

Flexible benefits including Cycle to Work

Life assurance at 4x basic salary

Enhanced parental leave and pay

Access to wellbeing resources

Qualifications

• Experience in safety engineering within aerospace or adjacent industries desired.
• Proven experience using safety engineering techniques and documentation.
• Familiarity with aerospace safety regulations and standards.

Responsibilities

• Support development of safety engineering processes and compliance.
• Conduct safety analyses using techniques like FHA and FTA.
• Prepare and present safety engineering reports to management.

Skills

Safety engineering practices

Project management

Communication

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Education

Degree in STEM or adjacent discipline

Tools

Windchill R&R

Fault Tree +

DOORS

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• Competitive salary and remuneration package including, 27 days holiday, pension contributions matched up to 9%
• Cambridge based the role has the opportunity for hybrid working (approx. 3 days a week in the office).
• Marshall, an independent, family-owned British company, proudly helping our customers move forwards since 1909.

Why join Marshall in this role:

Marshall has embarked on a strategic collaboration to harness its world-leading aerospace, engineering, and certification capabilities in advancing the industry by developing technologies that rapidly decarbonise aircraft. Our mission is to innovate and support the emergence of a new generation of planes that produce zero emissions, addressing the global climate challenge directly.

We are seeking a skilled Safety Engineer with a focus on systems engineering. The successful candidate will contribute to all engineering safety activities and documentation, promote best practices in safety engineering, and provide guidance to our engineering team.

Your responsibilities in this role include:

• Support the development and maintenance of safety engineering processes, tools, and templates to ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.
• Promote and uphold company values and procedures, adhering to safety engineering best practices.
• Facilitate effective communication with internal and external customers, emphasising the importance and benefits of safety engineering.
• Proactively remain current in best practices and advise the broader engineering team on significant changes in safety regulations, guidance, or customer safety policies and procedures.
• Support the update of in-house safety engineering processes ensuring they are current, effective, and sympathetic with the overall engineering process.
• A practitioner of safety engineering processes, tools, and techniques, including Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA), Particular Risk Assessment (PRA), Zonal Hazard Assessment (ZHA), and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA).
• Generate and review, safety engineering task estimates and ensure the delivery of safety products within agreed timeframes, budget, and resources.
• Facilitate System Safety Working Groups (SSWG) and support Safety Review Boards (SRB) to plan the safety approach, conduct appropriate safety processes, review safety activities, and demonstrate the achievement of safety objectives and associated mitigations.
• Author project and product safety documentation in line with project milestones to support the design lifecycle and ensure documentation maturity for reviews.
• Develop and review technical documentation, including safety reports, compliance assessments, and safety case arguments.
• Conduct in-depth analyses using safety engineering techniques such as FHA, PRA, ZHA, FTA, Common Cause Analysis (CCA), and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
• Use and maintain safety engineering tools and software, such as Windchill R&R, Fault Tree +, and DOORS.
• Monitor and interpret regulatory changes and updates, adapting safety strategies accordingly.
• Participate in design reviews, providing safety engineering feedback and ensuring compliance with project safety goals.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to integrate safety requirements into the product development process.
• Facilitate training sessions and workshops on safety engineering processes for internal teams.
• Prepare and present comprehensive safety engineering reports to senior management and stakeholders.

Apply if you have most of the following:

• Proficiency in safety engineering practices, tools, and software (e.g., Windchill R&R, Fault Tree +, DOORS).
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain comprehensive safety documentation.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex safety information clearly.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and provide coaching and guidance to peers.
• Advanced IT skills, including proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Proven experience in safety engineering within the aerospace or adjacent industries desired.
• Proven experience in using safety engineering techniques, tools, and regulatory guidance.
• Experience in developing and maintaining safety engineering documentation and processes.
• Familiarity with civil and military aerospace safety regulations and standards, such as CS/FAR 25.1309, Def Stan 00-056/00-970, POEMS, SAE ARP 4761/4754, RTCA/DO-178/254/160, MIL-STD-882.
• Demonstrated ability to work on diverse engineering projects and produce accurate, detailed reports within agreed timescales.
• Degree level or equivalent in a STEM or adjacent discipline

The benefits we will offer you include:

• 27 days holiday increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy /sell)
• Pension contributions up to 9%
• Extensive flexible benefit program including Cycle to Work
• Life assurance at 4x basic salary
• Enhanced parental leave and pay
• Access to industry leading wellbeing resources and tools