Safety Engineer Remote
Job description
Location: Remote/ Hybrid
Job type: Contract /Permanent
Salary: Competitive
Delkia is a specialist Systems Integrator (SI) operating throughout the UK and Internationally for safety-related and
mission-critical systems in highly regulated sectors, including Nuclear, Aerospace, Maritime and Defence.
Our offering includes digital engineering, system integration, engineering design, technical consultancy, and complex
control systems support, all of which are harnessed specifically for each project’s needs, maturity and technology
requirements.
We have an exciting opportunity to appoint an experienced principal safety engineer to join our dynamic team at
Delkia.
Overview of the role
To develop the functional design of complex motion control systems in a Model Based Engineering (MBSE) context at
scale on a safety-critical system.
This is an ideal role for an experienced principal safety engineer/ systems engineer with the ability to develop the
safety processes and lead the safety analysis activity, from the design concept, through detailed design to the design
qualification.
As a team player, you will be leading a small team of up to three dedicated safety engineers focused on working
collaboratively with the Motion Control Development Design Teams as well as supporting wider programmes within
the business.
The safety team are responsible for ensuring the system safety requirements, system requirements allocated to
software, and hardware availability requirements, developed by the motion control development team are consistent
with the design approach and product safety guidelines
Key responsibilities
- Developing the safety processes and procedures consistent with safety-critical systems and associated
standards
- Leading the safety analysis of the motion control systems covering the concept, through to delivery of the
detailed design
- Analysing the design against defined functions for all failure conditions (hazard)
- Performing Functional Failure Analysis (FFA) and construction of hazard analysis Fault Trees
- Working closely with the motion control team at an early stage to help define the design architecture and
ensure the project safety requirements are met as the detailed design progresses
- Liaison with the customer and end-client
Desired Qualifications / Prerequisites:
Knowledge of safety lifecycle(s) in particular “left-hand” side of V-lifecycle (FFA/HAZOP/SWIFT/FTA)
- Knowledge of Industry Standards and Practices e.g., Def-Stan 00-055 and 00-56
- Experience of working on complex safety and critical systems and / or software
- Working knowledge of MBE and MBSE environments
- Experience in leading and participating in safety workshops
- Experience writing safety and design justifications
- A desire to help define how safety analysis is performed on future projects
Benefits:
- Flexible Working
- Training and Development
- Excellent Company Standards
- Cycle-To-Work Scheme
- Health Care
- Company Bonus Scheme
- Benefits Package
- Great team spirit
- Organisation social events
- Professional membership
Company Overview
Based Preston and Cumbria, Delkia is a specialist Systems Integrator in systems engineering design, systems
integration in the Nuclear, Aerospace, Maritime and Defence sectors.
Vision
To become the leading British Systems Integrator and partner of choice for high-integrity and mission-critical
systems.
Values
- Collaboration and Teamwork
- Integrity, Trust and Accountability
- Safety and Security
- Client Focused
- Social Value and Impact
- Continuous Improvement
Delkia is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible
candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital
status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Must be suitable to meet security vetting requirements
All applications will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.
Contact:
Please send your CV / interest to [email protected]
