Safety Engineer - Combat Systems (Contract)

Job Description

As a Principal Safety Engineer you will be carrying out a range of Safety Engineering activities and analyses on all areas of the Submarine Combat System, including Navigation, Command and Control, and Communication systems. This work will contribute to the development and maintenance of Def Stan 00-56 safety cases, to demonstrate that the safety risks of operating the submarine are as low as reasonably practicable

The Individual

Developing functional safety justifications for defence systems based on claims, argument and evidence
* Organising and contributing to Hazard Identification workshops and Safety Committee meetings
* Carrying out and analysing results of studies such as Failure Mode & Effects Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, to gather evidence to support the safety case
* Engaging with third parties, such as equipment or system suppliers, to review and gather supporting safety case evidence
* Production and maintenance of Safety Case documentation (plans, policies and reports) to support project milestones
* Conducting Risk Management in accordance with Def Stan 00-56
* Determine and manage stakeholder requirements
* Establish and maintain internal and external customer relationships
* Manage customer expectations
* Resolve customer queries and issues in areas of responsibility
* Understand customer requirements
* Negotiation Skills
* Hazard identification and risk analysis
* Product safety management system
* Safety assessment
* Safety case and safety case report
* Safety, HF and operability requirements capture and management