Job summary

Want to join a trusted and reputable company with a broad portfolio of capabilities across the Maritime domain?

Key skills required for this role

Product Safety/ Safety Engineer/ Product Safety Assurance/HASAWA/ COSHH/REACH

Important

Product Safety/ Safety Engineer/ Product Safety Assurance/HASAWA/ COSHH/REACH

Job description

Want to join a trusted and reputable company with a broad portfolio of capabilities across the Maritime domain?

Overview

Important: All applicants must be able to obtain Security Clearance, and as a minimum be living in the UK for 5 years.

Working: The role is office/hybrid based with occasional travel to other company/customer's sites in the UK or abroad. Office site presence, anticipated 2-3 days onsite, depending on project needs.

Want to work for a successful business, who develop advanced specialist systems to deliver warfighting edge in the modern maritime and underwater battlespace?

The company have a number of awards, most recently been named as an Award winner (Gold Award) in MoD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme!

Responsibilities:

• Be seen as the main focal point for the Product Safety Assurance of the Design of equipment following customer requirements.
• Provide credible advice and guidance to the wider business and external stakeholders.
• Ensuring that safety considerations are an integral part of the design process and take cognisance of the whole product lifecycle.
• Maintaining and managing the implementation of the Project Safety Management System for equipment design and delivery.
• Evolving working practices where appropriate to ensure that product safety can be managed in a cost-effective manner.
• Be capable of resolving a range of Product Safety engineering issues and problems, compiling technical reports, and accompanying presentations.
• Cultivate the safety arguments for a variety of equipment, employing all required facets of the product safety lifecycle.
• Ensure that the standards of Product Safety defined by statutory, business, and customer requirements are observed in the heavy-duty equipment.
• Work effectively as a team of Product Safety Engineers across the business.

Experience needed:

• Ideally qualified to degree-level or equivalent experience in a Physics or Engineering based subject, such as; Electronics, Hardware, Computer Science, Safety or Systems Engineering etc.
• Hold acknowledged competency in the specialised field of Product Safety Engineering, with a demonstrable and successful track record of delivering a Product Safety Management System (PSMS) within a complex system environment
• Hold significant/relevant knowledge of applicable legislation and standards (e.g., HASAWA, COSHH, REACh, BS EN 61508, Def Stan 00-056, Def Stan 00-055 etc.)

Experience in the following would be desirable:

• Experience in the Defence / Aerospace or safety regulated environment would be advantageous
• Experience in the Naval / Maritime domain would be advantageous.
• Hold CEng, or equivalent experience to be able to achieve it, in the short-term
• Be a recognised member of a relevant industry wide body, e.g., SCSC, SaRS, IET, IMechE etc

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and cutting-edge industry
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Professional development and growth opportunities
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment
• Work-life balance

If you have significant experience in Safety Engineering within the Defence & Security sector, we would love to hear from you. Don't miss this opportunity to take your career to the next level. Apply now!