Opportunity:
Salary: £45,000 - £55,00
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This is more than just a job; it's a missio
n.
As a Senior Safety Engineer, you'll have the chance to provide safety assurance on the design, development, and maintenance of cutting-edge infrastructure for naval vessel Platform Management Systems – including both surface ships and submarines. You will play a crucial role in both the development of the product and the provision of support to mission-critical naval operations. Reporting to the Product Safety Manager and as a valued member in the Safety Engineering te
am.Safety engineering activities including Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOPs), Functional Failure Analysis (FFA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and Layer of Protection Analysis (LOP
A).
Our UK Defence business is a Sovereign software and systems centre of excellence. As well as developing and supporting UK wide and internationally deployed multi-domain command and control systems, our work is critical to the modern backbone of the Royal Navy. We pioneer – with fierce curiosity, dedication, and innovation, we seek to solve the world's most challenging probl
**ems.
Responsibil**
* ities:
Report to the Product Safety Manager, under the guidance of Principal Safety Eng
- ineers.Undertake safety activities required by the pro
- gramme.Generate safety requirements for the system to ensure that the customer's safety targets, and derived safety targets can be met by the system design (e.g. random hardware failure probabilities; systematic safety integrity level (SIL) targets for hardware, software and fir
- mware).Deliver safety products and activities on a complex project, supporting project milestones and safety obje
- ctives.Supporting safety audits at internal and external design reviews and safety committee me
- etings.Producing technical documentation to a high standard in accordance with company/customer pro
- ceduresUndertaking analysis that positively impacts the design decisions and solutions propose by the engineering
- teams.Supporting the generation of safety arguments to internal and external stakeholders in order to influence their consideration of safety dec
- isions.Working collaboratively within multi-disciplined teams to enhance NGs reputation by generating high quality and well-reasoned o
- utputs.Travelling to customer and sub-contractor sites in the UK, occasionally overseas, as r
equired
Benefits:
We can offer you a range of flexible and hybrid working options to suit you, including optional compressed working schedule with every other Friday off. Our benefits including private health care, career development opportunities and performance bonuses. For a comprehensive list of benefits, speak to our recruit
**ment team.
We are l**
* ooking for:
Relevant work experience in a safety-related engineering
- environmentUnderstanding and awareness of international and defence standards such as IEC 61508 and Def
- Stan 00-056Awareness of safety assurance of COTS PE based systems or high integr
- ity softwareAbility to understand hardware and software failure modes, causes
- and effectsExperience in safety/reliability analysis techniques: hazard identification and analysis, FMECA, FTA, Functional Fail
- ure AnalysisAwareness of the tools and techniques used in Risk Assessments and developing ALARP ju
- stificationsAbility to work in a multi-disciplinary team (e.g. systems, hardware, software and ILS engineers, project management, customer and supplier engine
- ering teams)Master's degree, Degree, HND or HNC in Engineering or Safety Management relate
**d discipline
Securi**
ty clearance:
You must be able to gain and maintain relevant UK Government security clearance in line with the
job role (SC
* **).
Why join us?
End-to
-End Involvement: Be part of a team responsible for the development of control systems products, playing a critical role in ensuring the safety, performance, and compliance of these cutti
- ng-edge systems.Inn
ovative Projects: Work on the design and delivery of next-generation infrastructure for naval platforms, contributing to national defence and global s
- ecurity efforts.Diverse
Technology Stack: application of safety techniques and arguments on complex IT/
- OT architecture.Pro
fessional Growth: Take advantage of opportunities to grow your skills through training, certification, and experience in the
- defence secto**
r.Impactful Work: Work in a regulated environment with tangible real-world outcomes, ensuring mission-critical systems are secure, compliant, and ready for deployment on some of the world's most advanced
naval platforms.