Matchtech

Safety Engineer

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Job Location

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Job Description

Location: Newcastle OR Edinburgh (onsite)

Duration: 12 month contract

Inside IR35

Role:

We are looking for a Systems Safety Engineer who is comfortable working across the whole system and able to quickly develop an understanding of complex interactions and dependencies.

Depending on experience, there is an opportunity to manage a safety programme, and/or work across a number of different products, at different stages of the engineering lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

Day to day, you will be conducting safety assessments and supporting projects on all safety issues, working closely with project leadership and other engineers in a variety of disciplines.

You will:

Use safety analysis skills across the full system lifecycle: from requirements analysis (including bids and contracting); through design, development; to system integration, acceptance testing, delivery and in-service support
Identify hazards and investigate these using functional failure analyses and other techniques, identifying the necessary mitigations to reduce safety risks, and taking part in design trade-offs to implement them
Evidence your decisions using the data available to you, through fault tree analysis, scenario analysis, and various other techniques
Document and present the outcomes of safety analysis to stakeholders
Generate safety requirements to meet customer and/or regulatory safety target requirements
Work closely with many different engineering disciplines, customers, partners and suppliers to help solve complex problems
Support audits as required
Promote the specialism and Safety Culture within the project(s)
Contribute to continual improvement of the Company Product Safety and Environmental Impact Management System

What we need from you:

Experience of safety analysis in a safety-critical industry on complex systems
Experience across a number of engineering lifecycle phases
Experience with at least one of: ARP4754A, ARP4761, RTCA DO-254, or DO178C
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience of working with a variety of internal and external stakeholders of varying seniorities
A passion for promoting and improving safety culture
An interest in new and emerging technologies and safety analysis techniques
Is motivated to work closely with multi-disciplined teams to get down into the detail
Has a high attention to detail and the confidence and drive to challenge others

It would be nice, but not essential, if you had:

Experience across a number of sub-system teams to develop the system solution
Experience with a high degree of design complexity and significant levels of uncertainty
Knowledge of lasers, radar systems, and/or sensors and defensive aids systems
Awareness of Information Security
Involvement in cross-industry safety initiatives, such as via the Institute of Engineering & Technology (IET) or Safety-Critical Systems Club (SCSC)

Experience with any of the following tools would also be beneficial:

Cameo Systems Modeler
Azure
DOORS
Adelard ASCE
Isograph Reliability Work Bench

Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB

Posted Date: 10/6/2024
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October 6, 2024
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