Contract Outline:
Role: System Safety Engineer
Sector: Defence / Aviation
Location: Yeovil (remote working available)
Contract Length: 6-12 months +
Inside IR35
65-75ph
This role is available as Full-Time or Part-Time role.
Position overview:
Collaborating with the Systems Safety and Environmental Engineering Manager, and working directly for the E-7 Wedgetail Lead Safety Engineer, you will undertake development and in-service System Safety activities in support of the UK MOD customer and the UK and US-based suppliers of the Wedgetail weapon system Airborne Mission Segment (AMS).
Responsibilities:
The role has the following key responsibilities:
- Development of Operational, Product and System Safety artefacts and associated documentation in accordance with Defence Standard 00-056 for the E-7 programme such as the generation of:
- Hazard Identification and Analysis including
- Hazard Logs.
- Programmable Element Safety Assessment
- Safety Cases, Safety Case Reports and Safety Arguments.
- Zonal Safety Evaluations.
- Support customer safety meetings and chair System Safety Working Groups
- Identify, supervise and implement risks, issues and opportunities and support the development of mitigation plans.
- Identify and apply appropriate safety legislation and regulations.
Preferred Skills, Qualifications & Experience:
- Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
- Formal system safety training.
- Proven experience leading and developing Safety Assessments for aircraft training and associated synthetic training systems.
- Previous industry Safety Engineering experience in the Military Air environment. This should include application of Def Stan 00-056.
- Experience developing Safety Management Systems and in-service management of Safety Cases, and Hazard Logs.
- Experience with the use of common safety tools, such as CASSANDRA, BowTieXP, Adelard Assurance and Safety Case Environment.
- Experience of identifying and applying appropriate safety legislation and regulations.
- Platform or system experience and product knowledge of UK military aircraft is highly desirable.