System Safety Engineer

Job Title: E7 System Safety Engineer
Duration: Contract 6+ months
Location: Office HQ’s (Yeovil, Bristol or Milton) This job is initially hybrid
Pay: Paid hourly via umbrella and inside IR35

Our client is looking for E-7 System Safety Engineer. The role is partially hybrid with travel to the following sites Yeovil, Bristol or Milton Keynes. Your role will be to collaborate with the Systems Safety and Environmental Engineering Manager whilst working directly for the E-7 Wedgetail Lead Safety Engineer. You will be expected to 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).

Your responsibilities will include: 

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:

     o Hazard Identification and Analysis including

     o Hazard Logs.

     o Programmable Element Safety Assessment

     o Safety Cases, Safety Case Reports and Safety Arguments.

     o Zonal Safety Evaluations.

Ensure close liaison with our stakeholders, customer and supplier technical fields to ensure appropriate evidence is available to support the Safety Case.

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.

Proactively support the further development, maintenance, review and update of safety process.

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.

The candidate should possess strong communication skills, technical proficiency, and skills with project management concepts/tools.

The role will have significant UK MOD customer, supplier and wider client connections therefore, a diplomatic individual would be considered.

Platform or system experience and product knowledge of UK military aircraft is highly desirable.