Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits Package
Role ID: SF16591
Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow; we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to groundbreaking innovations, our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Safety Engineer at our Farnborough site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.
The Role:
As a Senior Safety Engineer, you will provide land systems safety engineering skills and advice to external and internal clients and assist in the development of business growth. You will use your safety engineering expertise to deliver defined artefacts in support of projects for our clients, as well as using your analytical skills to examine evidence to support a safety argument. Ability in the use of safety engineering tools and techniques together with excellent report writing skills is essential for the delivery of output. The Land Safety Engineering Team supports both military and commercial sector projects, including critical military vehicle and equipment acquisitions projects, mid-life improvement, and training simulator projects significant to the UK Army capability. The requirement for new and innovative technologies such as electric drives, autonomous, and robotic systems needs individuals from diverse backgrounds to support the creation of robust Safety Cases for the use of this equipment in an ever-changing environment.
Day-to-day, you will:
* Lead safety projects to ensure that work tasks are delivered to the specified time, cost, and required quality standards.
* Support the provision of solutions to problems that are defensible, auditable, and which will meet customers’ expectations and needs.
* Provide support to time estimates and wording for inputs to bids.
* Ensure that all work performed is consistent with QinetiQ Compliancy Procedures.
* Support and develop potential business opportunities within the existing and potential customer base.
* Support effective technical networks with Land Systems customers.
Essential experience of the Safety Engineer:
* Knowledge and experience working in a similar role within regulatory organizations.
Qualifications for the Safety Engineer:
* Engineering degree or equivalent.
We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education; provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn, we would like to hear from you.
This role is a full-time position based at our Farnborough site on a hybrid basis. Please note you must be prepared to travel within the UK, often to remote sites, to meet customer and internal business needs.
At our Farnborough site, exciting work takes place at our state-of-the-art facility, with high-energy laser technologies, our 5m pressurized wind tunnel which has a simulation capability that is unique in the UK, and our large research and development projects. It is a real hub of creativity, research, and innovation. Join our talented teams of Engineers, IT & Cyber Specialists, Project Managers, Group Functions Teams, and many more to provide future defences in the UK.
Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges. As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines, and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued, and realize your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture: www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq.
Our Benefits:
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
* Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days.
* Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance, and Dental Insurance.
* Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets, and much more.
* We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
* Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and the local community.
Our Recruitment Process:
We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard, and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.
Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.
UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK
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