Safety Engineer - Hampshire

Description

Currently seeking a 'Safety Engineer' to be based on site in Hampshire on a contracting opportunity, for a leading IT and Defence Client.

Due to the nature of the role and the time scale and requirements issued by the client, candidates have been advised to hold current government clearance for this role, or be willing and eligible to undergo government clearance to the required level, as requested by the client.

As stated, this is a contract opportunity and the project is due to run until the end of August 2015 with view for further extension.

Please find full details below for your consideration, as provided by the client:

Essential Skills:

Suitably qualified System Safety Engineer possessing:

• Five years' experience of safety engineering;

• A technical degree and either chartered or working towards chartership;

• Up-to-date knowledge of MOD Policy and UK (and other relevant) legislation concerning Functional Safety and Health & Safety (eg: Def Stan 00-56, ASEMS (POSMS & POEMS), JSPs 375 and 815);

• Knowledge of MAA Regulatory Publications;

• Knowledge and experience of working in the Defence Aviation Domain;

• Knowledge and experience of demonstrating functional safety with air platforms and support systems and associated standards (eg SAE ARP 4754, SAE ARP 4761, RTCA/DO-254);

Demonstrable knowledge and experience of Safety and Environmental engineering techniques:

• Safety Management Plan production;

• Safety Argument development using Goal-Structuring Notation (GSN) or Claims-Argument-Evidence (CAE);

• Functional Failure Analysis (FFA); Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)/Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA); Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)

• Hazard Identification (HAZID);

• Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOPS);

• Operating and Support Hazard Analysis (OSHA);

• Occupational Health Hazard Analysis (OHHA);

• Demonstrating functional safety within software intensive systems and associated standards (eg RTCA/DO-178B, RTCA/DO-200A, IEC 61508);

• Hazard Log development and management (using databases, such as DOORS and Cassandra/e-Cassandra);

• Safety Management Systems development at all stages of the programme (ie requirements, production and operational), including the presentation of appropriate safety cases;

• Safety Case Report production;

• Experience of stakeholder management within the Defence domain;

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge and experience of working with Mission Planning Systems.

• Knowledge of software development methods and safety related information systems.

Personal Competencies:

The key personal skills include:

• Strong interpersonal skills;

• Strong communication and meeting skills;

• Good writing skills;

• Methodical approach;

• Problem solving;

• Pragmatic;

• Analytical skills;

• Ability to challenge/question via structured interaction;

• Proactive, self motivated and self starting;

• Time management