Safety Requirements Engineer

westlakesrecruit; Frimley; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency specializing in nuclear roles is seeking an experienced planning engineer for a permanent position. This role involves managing safety requirements for combat systems and requires experience with DOORS and defence contracts. The position offers a hybrid working arrangement with two days onsite every two weeks. Candidates should have strong communication skills and relevant degrees or experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing safety requirements at various stages of the project lifecycle.
• Recent experience with requirements management in accordance with INCOSE principles.
• Defence contract experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage safety requirements for combat systems to align with safety standards.
• Report safety requirement progress to the Senior Engineering Manager.
• Support the Safety Team in analyzing safety requirements with suppliers.

Skills

DOORS usage

Safety requirements management

Excellent communication skills

Collaborative engagement skills

Education

Degree in relevant field

Job description

Overview

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for an experienced planning engineer to be engaged on a permanent basis, with a hybrid working arrangement of 2 days onsite every 2 weeks, in Broad Oak, Frimley, Filton, Weymouth or Devonport.

Responsibilities

• Manage safety requirements for combat systems, ensuring they align with whole-boat safety standards and are recorded in DOORS.
• Handle the breakdown of safety requirements (DSRs / 4SFRs / 5SFRs) after analysis by the Safety Team.
• Report safety requirement progress to the Senior Engineering Manager.
• Work closely with Subsystems teams, the Safety Team, and Suppliers to align on safety requirements.
• Support the Safety Team and Subsystems in comparing formal safety requirements with assumptions made by Subsystem teams when working with suppliers (Gap Analysis).

Your skills and experiences

Essential:

• Experience using DOORS
• Safety requirements management - recent experience at managing requirements up and down the V cycle - INCOSE systems engineering V diagram
• Degree or relevant level of experience at requirements management
• Defence contract experience
• Excellent communication and collaborative engagement skills

• Desirable: Appreciation of Safety FHAs, FTAs, PSSAs and Safety Fault Schedules

Why We're Different

Westlakes Recruit are a people solutions business that understands the complexities of nuclear and the importance of our clients' mission critical objectives.

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