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Principal safety engineer

Southampton
Matchtech
Safety engineer
Posted: 14h ago
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Job summary

Our client, a leading defence company, are looking for a Safety Engineer to join their team on a contract basis.

Key skills required for this role

Safety Engineer, Environmental

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Principal Safety Engineer

Job description

Location: Southampton (remote with adhoc site visits)

Duration: Initial term until December '25 but potential to extend

Rate: £78ph UMB (Inside IR35)

Role details:

Our client, a leading defence company, are looking for a Safety Engineer to join their team on a contract basis.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Developing safety and environmental plans
2. Using safety analysis skills across the full system lifecycle from requirements identification through design, development, manufacture, system integration, acceptance testing, delivery, and disposal when required
3. Undertaking assessment and analysis using techniques such as Functional Failure Analysis, system requirements, and Fault Tree Analysis to identify and validate system requirements, influence design trade-offs and architecture to reduce safety risks
4. Conducting Environmental Impact Assessments ensuring products are compliant with applicable legislation
5. Developing safety requirements and identifying appropriate verification and validation methods
6. Constructing arguments based upon evidence gathered to support safety claims
7. Presenting outcomes of safety analysis to Integrated Project Teams and customers
8. Participating in incident or observation analysis as required
9. Working closely with various engineering disciplines, customers, partners, and suppliers to solve complex problems and deliver safe products
10. Contributing to the continual improvement of the company safety management system

Job Requirements:

11. Considerable experience in working as a Safety Engineer in highly regulated sectors such as Aerospace, Nuclear, and Defence
12. Experience with the full system lifecycle
13. Experience with all aspects of safety assessment, from Hazard Identification through to delivery of project Safety Case Reports
14. Eligibility to obtain SC-level security clearance
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