Safety Engineer

European Foundation for Business Qualification (EFBQ); Stevenage; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company specializing in defense engineering seeks a Safety Engineer to oversee safety aspects of complex products. The role focuses on hazard analysis, safety management, and ensuring compliance with international safety standards, offering an opportunity to make a significant impact in an essential field.

Benefits

Excellent transportation links

Onsite gym

Training and development opportunities

Coffee shop onsite

Qualifications

• Ability to implement UK and International system engineering methodologies for safety-critical systems.
• Proficiency in integrating hazard analysis with system engineering.
• Experience in diverse engineering fields beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assess the safety of integrating products on new platforms.
• Draft Safety Management Plans and conduct essential safety analyses.
• Establish safety boundaries and manage safety assurance efforts.

Skills

Hazard Analysis

Risk Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Functional Failure Analysis

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent experience

Job description

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Our client, a partner of the UK's Ministry of Defence, is seeking a Safety Engineer to oversee the safety aspects of a complex product. In this role, you will leverage your prior experience to push the boundaries of best practices. You will be responsible for optimising safety assurance efforts while balancing the necessary lethal attributes of complex weapon systems. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a critical area.

Key Responsibilities

We are looking for someone to assess the safety of integrating our product onto a new platform. You will work closely with our client's delivery teams, a non-UK prime contractor, and a non-UK customer. Your responsibilities include establishing safety boundaries, drafting a Safety Management Plan, and conducting essential safety analyses. The main focus will be on Hazard Analysis, Functional Failure Analysis, and developing a safety architecture, especially for electronic and programmable aspects and related functional requirements.

• Various hazard identification exercises, including SWIFT and HAZOP.
• Hazard management and risk analysis services include fault tree analysis and event tree analysis.
• Construction of safety arguments and their contribution to ALARP statements.
• Assisting both internal and external safety panels and committees for projects.
• Assist in managing and integrating various activities with system engineering and design programs to ensure timely delivery of materials that support safety cases.
• Knowledge and understanding of DEF-STAN 00-056 and other relevant international standards are necessary to create Safety Management Plans that comply with their regulations.
• IEC 61508/DO178C/DO-254 experience (desirable).
  
  

What do you need?:

• Ability to implement UK and International system engineering methodologies, especially for safety-critical systems and their safety assessment procedures.
• Proficiency in integrating hazard analysis with system engineering to shape design and provide safety case reports, hazard analysis, functional failure analysis, and FTA.
• Strong background in electronic engineering, ideally with a degree or HND level education or equivalent experience.
• Experience in other engineering fields such as design, software, and manufacturing is beneficial.
• Proven history of being an efficient team member with excellent interpersonal and influencing abilities.
• Capability to work productively with diverse teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
  
  

What happens now?

Upon submission of your application, should it meet our selection criteria, you will be contacted via e-mail by one of our talent acquisition specialists to arrange a screening call. This telephone chat is structured to explore a series of questions aimed at matching your competencies and capabilities to the specific demands of the position. Please note, this screening is contingent upon the initial success of your application.

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by our clients Security Team.

More About The Role

For more than 70 years, our client has been in a strong partnership with the UK military. They have accomplished numerous milestones in defence engineering and have provided essential defence capabilities to meet the requirements of the armed forces across land, sea, and air.

This role is based at our client's headquarters in Stevenage, a key location for missile operations. The site offers excellent transportation links, an onsite gym, and a coffee shop. Training and development opportunities are available to all employees.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Construction

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