Safety & Environmental Engineer - Belfast, United Kingdom - Thales

Thales

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Belfast, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Safety & Environmental Engineer

Belfast/Hybrid - Some Travel

Summary

This is a key role within Thales to ensure that we design and deliver products that can be certified to international standards and can be safely used by our Customers.

The role plans and manages the safety related activities within bids and projects to ensure the end product risk has been reduced so far as is reasonably practicable.

It will also lead and conduct the hazard analysis activities and development of safety& environmental requirements for ADW 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.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

The role requires performance of the following safety and environmental related activities:

To assume 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 ADW safety management system.
To carry out hazard analysis, risk evaluation and specify weapon system S&E requirements in the areas of performance, engineering features, interfacing and testing requirements.
Clearly 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.
To maintain and ensure compliance to S&EM processes and procedures.
To have a good understanding of all relevant S&E standards and regulations and ensure they are followed in ADW.
Planning and estimating the cost of project S&EM engineering activities.
To prepare hazard analysis reports, safety cases as well as development of valid safety arguments.

Skills

Essential

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
Good communication skills
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

Desirable
To be able to address project solutions from a whole life systems engineering viewpoint

Experience:

Essential

Experience in a safety engineering role within an engineering environment
Experience of leading safety engineering related activities
Demonstrated ability to work as an integral member of a project team
Good working knowledge of product safety standards and legislation
Broad knowledge of product safety engineering and environmental management practices

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Desirable:

Direct involvement with customer agencies is in a safety related role
Experience of working within an airworthiness environment

Financial/Budgetary Responsibility:

Provision of safety work package budget estimates and schedules for approval by HoD S&EM
Manage the safety activities and deliverables for the project within the allocated budget

Qualifications:

Essential

Science or Engineering degree (or equivalent)
Appropriate safety credentials and training records

Desirable

Be a Chartered Engineer or member of a Professional Institution
A post graduate qualification (or equivalent) in safety or environmental engineering
Continued interest in professional development and potential further education

**Applicants should be holders of or eligible for SC Level security Clearance