E-7 System Safety Engineer

E7 System Safety Engineer
Location: Bristol, Yeovil or Milton Keynes (Hybrid working)
Duration: 6 months+
Rate: up to £65.62 ph Umbrella
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Our Client is looking for an E-7 System Safety Engineer based in Yeovil, Bristol or Milton Keynes. This role is available as Full-Time or Part-Time role with some hybrid working options.

Position overview:
Collaborating with the Systems Safety and Environmental Engineering Manager and working directly for the E-7 Wedgetail Lead Safety Engineer, undertake development and in-service System Safety activities in support of the UK MOD customer and the UK and US-based suppliers of the Wedgetail weapon system Airborne Mission Segment (AMS).

Your responsibilities will include:
• The role has the following key responsibilities:
• Development of Operational, Product and System Safety artefacts and associated documentation in accordance with Defence Standard 00-056 for the E-7 programme such as the generation of:
• Hazard Identification and Analysis including
• Hazard Logs.
• Programmable Element Safety Assessment
• Safety Cases, Safety Case Reports and Safety Arguments.
• Zonal Safety Evaluations.
• Ensure close liaison with other Boeing, customer and supplier technical fields to ensure appropriate evidence is available to support the Safety Case.
• Support customer safety meetings and chair System Safety Working Groups
• Identify, supervise and implement risks, issues and opportunities and support the development of mitigation plans.
• Identify and apply appropriate safety legislation and regulations.
• Proactively support the further development, maintenance, review and update of safety process.
• Some UK, and possibly US travel is expected.

Preferred Skills, Qualifications & Experience:
• Formal system safety training.
• Proven experience leading and developing Safety Assessments for aircraft training and associated synthetic training systems.
• Previous industry Safety Engineering experience in the Military Air environment. This should include application of Def Stan 00-056.
• Experience developing Safety Management Systems and in-service management of Safety Cases, and Hazard Logs.
• Experience with the use of common safety tools, such as CASSANDRA, BowTieXP, Adelard Assurance and Safety Case Environment.
• Experience of identifying and applying appropriate safety legislation and regulations.
• The candidate should possess strong communication skills, technical proficiency, and skills with project management concepts/tools.
• The role will have significant UK MOD customer, supplier and wider Boeing interface and therefore a person who is diplomatic whilst being strong minded is essential.
• Platform or system experience and product knowledge of UK military aircraft is highly desirable.
• Completed or working towards a post graduate qualification in System Safety Engineering is highly desirable.