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Principal Safety Engineer
- london, england, United Kingdom
- Job type not listed
- £45 - £75 Per Hour
Job Description
Principal Safety Engineer
Location: New Malden
Salary: Up to £75,000 DOE
The Role
We're looking for an experienced Principal Safety Engineer to lead safety assurance activities across the design, development and maintenance of Platform Management Systems for naval vessels , including surface ships and submarines.
You'll work across multi-disciplinary engineering teams, influencing system design and ensuring projects meet customer and safety requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead safety engineering activities and deliver agreed project milestones.
- Ensure safety targets are achieved through effective hardware, software and firmware design.
- Lead safety reviews, audits and safety committee meetings.
- Carry out and oversee safety analysis, including HAZOP, FFA, FTA, FMECA and LOPA .
- Lead risk assessments and develop ALARP justifications .
- Produce high-quality technical documentation and safety arguments.
- Present safety cases and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
- Work closely with systems, hardware, software, ILS, project and customer teams.
- Keep up to date with relevant standards and industry best practice.
- Support and mentor junior engineers where required.
What We're Looking For
- Experience working in a safety-related engineering environment .
- Experience leading technical activities.
- Knowledge of IEC 61508, Def Stan 00-056 and relevant defence standards.
- Experience with safety assurance of COTS processor-based systems and/or high-integrity software .
- Strong understanding of hardware and software failure modes.
- Experience with hazard analysis, FMECA, FTA and Functional Failure Analysis .
- Experience with risk assessment and ALARP.
- Ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams.
- Master's degree, degree, HND or HNC in Engineering, Safety Management or a related discipline.
This is a great opportunity to join a technically challenging defence environment and play a key role in the safety of complex naval systems.
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