Contract Outline:

Role: System Safety Engineer
Sector: Defence / Aviation
Location: Yeovil (remote working available)
Contract Length: 6-12 months +
Inside IR35
£65-75ph

This role is available as Full-Time or Part-Time role.

Position overview:
Collaborating with the Systems Safety and Environmental Engineering Manager, and working directly for the E-7 Wedgetail Lead Safety Engineer, you will undertake development and in-service System Safety activities in support of the UK MOD customer and the UK and US-based suppliers of the Wedgetail weapon system Airborne Mission Segment (AMS).

Responsibilities:
The role has the following key responsibilities:

• Development of Operational, Product and System Safety artefacts and associated documentation in accordance with Defence Standard 00-056 for the E-7 programme such as the generation of:
  • Hazard Identification and Analysis including
  • Hazard Logs.
  • Programmable Element Safety Assessment
  • Safety Cases, Safety Case Reports and Safety Arguments.
  • Zonal Safety Evaluations.

• Support customer safety meetings and chair System Safety Working Groups
• Identify, supervise and implement risks, issues and opportunities and support the development of mitigation plans.
• Identify and apply appropriate safety legislation and regulations.

Preferred Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Formal system safety training.
• Proven experience leading and developing Safety Assessments for aircraft training and associated synthetic training systems.
• Previous industry Safety Engineering experience in the Military Air environment. This should include application of Def Stan 00-056.
• Experience developing Safety Management Systems and in-service management of Safety Cases, and Hazard Logs.
• Experience with the use of common safety tools, such as CASSANDRA, BowTieXP, Adelard Assurance and Safety Case Environment.
• Experience of identifying and applying appropriate safety legislation and regulations.
• Platform or system experience and product knowledge of UK military aircraft is highly desirable.