Systems Safety Engineer

4 weeks ago


Templecombe, United Kingdom Thales Full time
Location: Templecombe, United Kingdom

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Systems Safety Engineer

Location: Templecombe

Would you like to work for a world-renowned company that research, develop and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better and keep us safer? Do you want to be part of a team of highly supportive specialists that are designing solutions that make tomorrow possible, today? Then look no further...

What the role has to offer:
  • Opportunity to work in an exciting, dynamic and fast moving environment
  • Working on high visibility "state of the art" weapons systems
  • Involvement at the forefront of the future direction of leading/cutting edge technology development for Thales
  • You will be visible across a wide range of products and exposure to stakeholders at all levels

Our opportunity

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Systems Safety Engineer to join Thales Land and Air Systems (LAS) who provide a range of defence and air protection products for the UK and international customers.

You will be responsible for ensuring that we design and deliver products that can be certified to international standards and can be safely used by our Customers.

You will plan and manage safety related activities within bids and projects to ensure the end product risk has been reduced so far as is reasonably practicable.

You will also lead and conduct the hazard analysis activities and development of safety & environmental requirements for IAS products throughout their lifecycle. It will provide direction to the design teams for the implementation of requirements and design features to provide the necessary safety assurance and safety argument.

You will work closely with Project and Product team members, members of the S&EM team, customer Project Team members, and Customer Subject-matter experts, e.g. Safety Managers, DOSG advisors and Sub-contractor Safety Representatives

Day to day you will:

  • Take responsibility for identification and delivery of all aspects of the S&EM design activities as part of an Integrated Project Team in accordance with the IAS safety management system.
  • Carry out hazard analysis, risk evaluation and specify S&E requirements in the areas of performance, engineering features, interfacing and testing requirements.
  • Communicate a reasoned argument to all disciplines across the project team for the inclusion of S&E measures in order to ensure adherence to all the derived S&EM requirements.
  • Maintain and ensure compliance to S&EM processes and procedures.
  • Maintain a good understanding of all relevant S&E standards and regulations and ensure they are followed in IAS.
  • Plan and estimate the cost of project S&EM engineering activities.
  • Prepare hazard analysis reports, safety cases as well as development of valid safety arguments.

About you

You will have significant experience in a safety engineering role within an engineering environment and experience of leading safety engineering related activities together with the following:-
  • Good working knowledge of product safety standards and legislation
  • Broad knowledge of product safety engineering and environmental management practices
  • Ability to define and implement sound engineering design principles and methodology
  • Ability to carry out detailed safety analysis, risk evaluation and safety case construction using best practice approach
  • Ability to carry out detailed environmental analysis, impact and risk evaluation
  • Able to address project solutions from a whole life systems engineering viewpoint
  • Experience in a safety engineering role within an engineering environment
  • Experience of leading safety engineering related activities
  • Knowledge of product safety engineering and environmental management practices
  • Experience of working within an airworthiness environment
  • Good communication skills with excellent attention to detail
  • A methodical and logical approach to problem solving
  • The ability to present a reasoned argument for the inclusion of safety risk mitigation measures in a design
  • The ability to weigh up all available evidence and explore a designer's rationale without entering into conflict situations
  • Ability to work as an integral member of a project team

What We Can Offer

We're committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you'll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

If you are interested in this role, we would encourage you to have informal chat with the Talent Acquisition Partner.

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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