Executive Engineer – Safety & Environmental (Functional Safety)

Job Description

Job Title: Executive Engineer – Safety & Environmental (Functional Safety)

Location: Frimley, Filton, Farnborough, Portsmouth, Weymouth, and Devonport. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £59,000 depending on experience

What you'll be doing:

· Safety Management System development and maintenance/process updates

· Production and maintenance of Safety Management Plans

· Production and maintenance of Combat System Safety Engineering Analysis

· Safety Requirements Management

· Hazard Log Management

· DSJ and supporting safety deliverables production

· Team Management – Monitoring progress

· Following the programmatic schedule, and meeting milestones and resolving issues

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

· Experience within a defence domain/background

· Degree qualified or equivalent experience within Safety Engineering

· Experience in managing a team

Desirable:

· Conversant and experienced in carrying out Functional Safety Analysis to open standards e.g., IEC 61508

· Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership in a professional institution

· Working to Defence Standards, e.g., Def Stan 00-056 or Def Stan 00-055

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Safety & Environmental team:

As the Consultant Engineer you will provide functional safety support to the Engineering Delivery Manager in the development and delivery of Design Safety Justifications (DSJs) and supporting safety analysis for the Dreadnought Combat System.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 17th May 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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