Product Safety Engineer Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria hybrid working 1-2 days on site per month – 12 month duration – Pay rate £55.31 p/h PAYE basic (£63.35 p/h including holiday pay) or £74.68 p/h Umbrella We are looking for a Product Safety Engineer to work for our defence client. Working in a growing multi-programme product safety capability, with a team of Product Safety Engineers (with a range of qualification and experience) delivering quality outputs to a defined programme schedule. Your main task will be to provide input to a safety case report for a vehicle control function of a submarine navigation system (route plotting, anti-collision plotting, etc). Supporting the Vehicle Control Key Safety Function (specifically navigation functions) by: Undertaking Product Safety functional analysis (Hazard Identification and Hazard Analysis) in support of the submarine design. Producing Product Safety functional justification reports. Liaising with a wide range of stakeholders both external and internal to the business. Providing technical guidance and direction to less experienced team members. Providing specialist Safety advice to system engineers on a range of Submarine Programmes. Requirements: Understanding of Functional Safety, specifically involving functional safety of complex software-centric systems. Understanding of techniques to support Hazard Identification (HAZID) and Hazard Analysis (HAZAN). Previous Submarine experience, particularly Vehicle Control (Navigation) related functions would be desirable. Proven ability producing Formal Safety Assessments. Proven record of team working. Proven record of delivering quality outputs to schedule. Ability to produce technical reports to a high standard. Able to undertake Probabilistic Analysis. Demonstrable knowledge of design, manufacturing, assembly, commissioning and testing submarines lifecycle phases. Awareness of the challenges posed by the environment that the product will be exposed to. The ability to analyse complex problems and identify the most critical issues. Ability to interpret technical data and produce clear, logical and robust safety arguments. Knowledge of standards such as IEC 61508, Def Stan 00-55 / 00-56 or DO-178C would be beneficial. Additional Information: The successful candidate will need to gain a UK MOD Security Clearance to SC level before starting. A new SC application will be sponsored if required.
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