Functional Safety Engineer / Systems Engineering / Aviation

Senior Functional Safety Engineer with experience in safety-critical systems engineering, relevant experience in a safety-related role and the ability to analyse complex systems to identify and control safety risk is required for an established and highly innovative Defence and Technology Company based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, East Midlands.

SALARY: £50,000 - £65,000 per annum + Generous Benefits

LOCATION: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, East Midlands - primarily office based with occasional travel to other sites within the UK.

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

Please note: A Full UK Driver’s Licence and/or the ability to travel independently within the UK is essential

KEY REQUIREMENTS: Due to the nature of elements of the role, the successful applicant must be a UK National and may be required to successfully complete National Security Vetting which may require criminal record, security service and credit reference checks; qualification will also normally require a minimum UK residency of at least 5 years.

JOB OVERVIEW

Due to continued growth and expansion, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Functional Safety Engineerwith experience in safety-critical systems engineering, relevant experience in a safety-related role and the ability to analyse complex systems to identify and control safety risk.

As the Senior Functional Safety Engineer you will join an award-winning team to support the on-going development of the organisation’s bespoke mission systems.

Working as the Senior Functional Safety Engineer you will work within a small highly skilled multi-disciplined team where the responsibilities of the role are necessarily broad and varied and you should be prepared to undertake a comprehensive range of activities that may, at times, fall outside of your specialist field.

DUTIES

Your duties as the Senior Functional Safety Engineer will include:

• Conducting safety analysis on Company-designed mission support systems, including Mission Planning Systems and tablet-based obstacle warning, navigation and EFB products

• Producing GECO System Hazard Analysis Reports

• Producing GECO System Safety Assessment Reports

• Maintaining the GECO System Hazard Log and producing GECO System Hazard Log Reports

• Supporting the on-going maintenance, control and configuration management of all documentation and records relating to Mission Systems’ Safety Management System

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications and Experience

• A degree in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g. Safety-Critical Systems Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering or Software Engineering),

OR

• Previous relevant experience working in a safety-related role within a relevant sector (e.g. military air or civil air)

Essential

• Experience of software- and safety-related standards such as: RTCA DO-178C, RTCA DO-200B (ED-76A) and Def Stan 00-056

• Experience of demonstrating the functional safety of complex systems

• Experience of working with common safety engineering tools and techniques, for example:

• Developing safety assurance cases using Goal-Structuring Notation (GSN) or Claims-Argument-Evidence (CAE)

• Conducting Functional Failure Analysis (FFA); Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)/ Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)

• Experience of system hazard log development and management

• Experience of producing System Safety Assessment Reports

Desirable

• Knowledge of Military Aviation Authority Regulatory Publications

• Experience of demonstrating functional safety within the civil air or military air sectors

• Experience of demonstrating functional safety within software intensive systems

• Experience of working with aviation mission planning systems

• Experience of working with electronic flight bag applications/standards

• Experience of aircraft integration requirements and challenges

• Experience of stakeholder management within the Defence Air Environment

BENEFITS

• 30 days paid holiday plus 8 days Bank Holidays per year
• Uncapped Leave Scheme (upon successful completion of probation period)
• Company provided private medical and dental insurance
• Company Share Incentive Scheme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Annual Profit and Performance Related Pay scheme.
• Death in service benefit (£100,000)
• Company contributions into a Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Business travel insurance
• Funded role specific training and financial assistance with Professional Development
• Tax efficient Cycle to Work and Charitable Giving schemes
• Tax efficient EV company car scheme

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.

JOB REF: AWDO-P12075

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