Venn Group
Safety Engineer
Recruitment Agency Reference: 6965320
Bristol / Remote
£hourly rate
SC Clearance Essential
A position has arisen for a Safety Engineer within a large Defence organisation based in Bristol, to influence the safety aspects of technically complex and challenging products This is for an initial 6 month contract with the option of extension
Your duties will include:
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Conduct system and sub-system safety activities, as defined in the Safety Management Plan, during all lifecycle phases (but particularly the development phase)
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hazard identification exercises (SWIFT and HAZOP)
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hazard management and risk analysis, including fault tree and event tree analyses
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construction of safety arguments and ALARP statements
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provision of support to internal and external project Safety Panels and Committees; (in conjunction with safety focal points)
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assist in the management and integration of these activities with system engineering and design programs to ensure the timely delivery of material supporting the safety case
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Liaising with other functions in order to derive safety requirements and hazards
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The candidate will be expected to work with systems teams in order to demonstrate satisfaction of safety requirements
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Understanding of DEF-STAN 00-056, including the ability to write Safety Management Plans that meet its requirements
The successful candidate should have:
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A valid SC Clearance is essential upon application
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Thorough understanding and experience of how the hazard analysis process integrates with the system engineering process to influence the design
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Ability to deliver supporting information (Safety Case Reports, Hazard Analysis, Functional Failure Analysis, FTA, etc)
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Detailed electronic engineering experience is highly desirable. Experience of other engineering disciplines (design, software, manufacture, etc.) is also desirable
Please note: candidates must satisfy security criteria.
If you are interested in this position or would like to find out more about similar roles please contact Joanna Hutchings and email your updated CV to jhutchings@venngroup.com
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.