Safety Engineer

Safety Engineer

Opportunity for contract extension or made permanent
In IR35 up to £60/hourly (PAYE & Umbrella available)

37 hours; FT (Hybrid 40% WFH Split)

12 months

Travel (minimal)

MBDA, a trusted partner of the UK's Ministry of Defence, is seeking a Safety Engineer to oversee the safety aspects of one of our technically complex products.

As a Safety Engineer with prior experience, you will explore the boundaries of best practice; this will involve optimising the effort devoted to safety assurance to balance safety against the inherently lethal attributes required of complex weapon systems.es required of complex weapons systems.

What we're looking for:

The capability to implement UK and International system engineering methodologies is paramount, particularly regarding safety-critical systems and the corresponding safety assessment procedures. It is imperative to exhibit proficiency and expertise in these domains.

• Integrate hazard analysis with system engineering to shape design.
• Provide additional information such as safety case reports, hazard analysis, functional failure analysis, and FTA to support your needs.
• Strong background in electronic engineering is preferred (preferably with a degree or HND level education or equivalent experience). Additionally, experience in other engineering fields, such as design, software, and manufacturing, would be beneficial.
• Good verbal, written communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proven history of being an efficient team member with excellent interpersonal and influencing abilities and capable of working productively with teams of diverse backgrounds and disciplines.
• Stakeholder management.
• Excellent skills in customer/supplier communication, planning, and organization.

What you'll get to do as a Safety Engineer:

We are looking for someone to analyse the safety of integrating one of our products onto a new platform. You will work closely with MBDA delivery teams, a non-UK prime contractor, and a non-UK customer. Your duties will include liaising with key stakeholders to define safety boundaries, creating a Safety Management Plan, and conducting necessary safety analyses. Your initial focus will be on Hazard Analysis, Functional Failure Analysis, and developing a suitable safety architecture, with a particular emphasis on electronic and programmable aspects and associated functional requirements.

• Various hazard identification exercises, including SWIFT and HAZOP.
• Hazard management and risk analysis services include fault tree analysis and event tree analysis.
• Construction of safety arguments and their contribution to ALARP statements.
• Assisting both internal and external safety panels and committees for projects.
• Assist in managing and integrating various activities with system engineering and design programs to ensure timely delivery of materials that support safety cases.
• Collaborating with other departments to determine safety requirements and potential hazards.
• Working with system teams to demonstrate full compliance with safety requirements.
• Knowledge and understanding of DEF-STAN 00-056 and other relevant international standards are necessary to create Safety Management Plans that comply with their regulations.
• IEC 61508/DO178C/DO-254 experience (desirable).

"Please Note: MBDA UK requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role"

More about the role:

MBDA's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based at MBDA's headquarters in Stevenage which plays a key part in missiles operations. The site also offers excellent transportation links and boasts an onsite gym and coffee shop. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.