Job title:Product Safety Engineer
Location:Filton – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
Salary:£46,288 – £51,548 (dependent on skills and experience)
What you’ll be doing:
- Generating & evaluating Aircraft / System / Sub-System and Support Products / Goods design safety in support of Safety Qualification / Certification requirements definition and verification (Design Certification) throughout the Product lifecycle (Concept to Qualification / Product Acceptance) e.g. Preliminary Hazard identification and assessment, System / Sub-System / Equipment Hazard Analysis, Hazard and Operability Analysis (HAZOP) and System Safety Assessment Report, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Event Tree Analysis (ETA)
- Generating, updating and reviewing Aircraft Zonal Hazard Analysis Reports (ZHAs) in support of the certification process or provision of inputs to partner companies
- Maintaining and updating the Platform and Support Product hazard logs
- Generating Support Products / Goods safety assessments and design safety justifications
- Reviewing Platform / Support Products certification evidence (inc. associated qualification evidence) and generating safety certification arguments / justifications to assert that the Platform / Support Products design is acceptability safe in support of the certification process
- Ensuring safety engineering evidence supports acceptable Safety Certification of the product design, and that Certification evidence supports achievement of an acceptable level of product design safety
- Preparing safety certification material in support of the Project
- Undertake Weapon Platform emergent issue risk assessments, and support the Platform System / Sub-System areas and Support Products system design responsible areas undertake emergent issue risk assessments, in support of Continued Airworthiness a Through Life product safety
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
- HND/HNC/Degree or equivalent in a STEM subject, or relevant experience
- Safety Engineering experience/ critical and analytical thinking along with excellent problem-solving skills
- Strong self-motivation and effective communication skills, both verbal and written
Desirable:
- Knowledge and experience in Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering, Systems or Mechanical engineering and Safety Engineering in a Military Airborne Platform design environment
- Working knowledge and experience of Safety standards e.g. UK Regulatory Framework, Def-Stan 00-55/ 00-56, Mil-Std-882, DO-178, DO-254, ARP 4754, ARP 4761, EN 61508
- Working knowledge and experience of Safety toolsets e.g. Fault Tree Analysis +, Reliability Workbench, Goal Structured Notation (GSN)
- Ability to engage with Senior technical and engineering leaders within the business and Senior external and Partner stakeholders
- Ability to lead and influence on the technical aspects and acceptability of Product Safety in a through-life capacity
Benefits:
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Product Integrity Team :
The Filton based Product Integrity Team stands at the forefront of safety engineering in the Air Sector, offering crucial capabilities to product teams such as Typhoon, Hawk and FCAS. This dynamic team is dedicated to ensuring the safety and integrity of products and services throughout their engineering lifecycle on a global scale. As a part of our team, you will have a great opportunity to collaborate with Chief Engineers’ teams and play a pivotal role in the development of the future 6th generation fighter. You will be engaging with DE&S and the MAA to ensure the airworthiness and product integrity in a digital environment, emphasizing a commitment to delivering these advancements safely & securely.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date: 9th December 2024
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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