System Safety Engineer - Defence Aerospace

ARM; Bristol; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a System Safety Engineer for a 12-month contract in the UK, paying up to £72 per hour. The role involves applying industry-standard tools for safety analysis and managing safety throughout product lifecycles. Required skills include experience in safety-critical environments and knowledge of safety standards. Ideal for candidates with formal safety engineering training.

Qualifications

• Formal System Safety Engineering training or academic qualification is required.
• Proven experience in developing Service Assurance Cases.
• Experience in regulated environments such as aerospace or defense is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Utilize tools for system safety and hazard analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage safety.
• Develop safety arguments and draft safety cases.

Skills

System Safety Engineering training

Service Assurance Cases

Safety-critical environment experience

Safety standards knowledge

Safety assessment techniques

Safety and risk engineering processes

Job description

System Safety Engineer (Defence Aerospace)

Yeovil OR Bristol

12-Month Contract

Paying up to £72p/h DOE - (Inside IR35)

Key Responsibilities

• Utilise industry-leading tools and techniques for system safety and hazard analysis to define safety requirements that meet demanding regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders to manage safety throughout the product and service lifecycle.
• Develop robust safety arguments and draft safety cases for assurance and certification activities using Goal Structuring Notation (GSN) or Claims Argument Evidence (CAE).

Required Skillset

• Formal System Safety Engineering training or academic qualification
• Proven experience developing Service Assurance Cases
• Proven experience in a safety-critical and regulated environment (e.g., aerospace, defence, rail, automotive)
• Proven experience of safety standards (e.g., Def Stan 00-056, MIL-STD-882E)
• Proven experience with safety assessment techniques such as Fault Tree Analysis and Bowtie analysis
• Demonstrable experience applying safety and risk engineering processes (e.g., FHA, SSA, CCA)