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Safety Engineer

New Malden
4 days ago
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Safety Engineer – New Malden, Greater London

Join a cutting-edge team delivering safety assurance across advanced naval Platform Management Systems for both surface ships and submarines. As a Safety Engineer, you'll lead safety activities supporting mission-critical defence operations.

You must be able to gain and maintain the relevant UK Government clearance in the line with the job role (SC) & hold British Citizenship

Key Responsibilities:



Lead safety analysis (HAZOPs, FMECA, FTA, FFA, LOPA)

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Define and execute safety plans to meet project milestones

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Present safety cases and participate in audits and reviews

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Support hardware, software, and firmware safety assessments

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Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams

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Mentor junior engineers and support safety culture growth

Requirements:

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Relevant work experience in a safety-related engineering environment
Understanding and awareness of international and defence standards such as IEC 61508 and Def Stan 00-056

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Experience of safety assurance of COTS PE based systems and/or high integrity software

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Ability to understand hardware and software failure modes, causes and effects

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Experience in safety/reliability analysis techniques: hazard identification and analysis, FMECA, FTA, Functional Failure Analysis

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Experience of the tools and techniques used in developing ALARP justifications

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Master’s degree, Degree, HND or HNC in Engineering or Safety Management related discipline

Why Join Us?

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Work on high-impact naval projects

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Flexible/hybrid working + with option of Fridays off

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Private healthcare, performance bonuses, and career development

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