Job Description:
System Safety Engineer
The opportunity:
* Are you an experienced System Safety Engineer looking to apply your skills in a new and complex problem domain?
* Or are you an experienced Systems Engineer looking to broaden your safety experience of the engineering lifecycle?
* Are you looking to diversify your skills across different products?
We are recruiting for a number of System Safety Engineering roles, where you will work on real engineering problems, ensuring our products are safe and comply with regulatory standards, whilst championing a safety culture in our projects.
This role would suit a System Safety Engineer who:
* Is comfortable working across the whole system and able to quickly develop an understanding of complex interactions and dependencies
* Is eager to understand the impact of new technologies on safety design
* 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
Successful applicants will be able to:
* 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:
You really must have:
* Experience of safety analysis of complex systems in a safety-critical industry
* Experience across a number of engineering lifecycle phases
* Experience with at least one of: ARP4754B, ARP4761A, RTCA DO-254, or DO-178C
* 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
It would be nice, but not essential, if you had:
* A relevant STEM degree
* 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:
* Cameo Systems Modeler
* Microsoft Azure
* IBM DOORS
* Adelard ASCE
* Isograph Reliability Work Bench
Security Clearance:
You must be eligible for full security clearance and access to UK-caveated and ITAR controlled information. For more information and guidance, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels
Life at Leonardo:
With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.
* Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us
* Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
* Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
* Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution)
* Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
* Lifestyle: Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
* Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera
* Referral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
* Bonus: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below
Primary Location:
GB - Edinburgh
Additional Locations:
GB - Newcastle
Contract Type:
Permanent
Hybrid Working:
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