Software Safety Assurance Engineer - England, United Kingdom - Fortice

Description

Job Description

Supporting Software delivery across multiple projects in the Defence and Aerospace sector, you will be part of a team that provides an Independent Technical Assessment of the software of safety-critical and safety-related aircraft systems. You will provide advice and assurance on airworthiness issues related to those systems.

You will assess third-party software and/or software documentation for adequate safety and conformance to standards.

Within this diverse and technically challenging role, you will apply military and/or civil standards for software safety (including Def Stan 00-56, Def Stan 00-55, DO-178x) to provide accurate and trusted technical assurance to the wider team.

You would work hybrid, 2-3 days/week at the client site.

You'll bring to this position:

• Experience in technical assessing or the desire to move into this field.
• A software engineering / Aviation background.
• Strong communication skills have enabled you to construct and convey logical arguments effectively
• Analytical skills to analyse pragmatically and effectively.
• Demonstrable experience delivering results against tight timeframes
• Pragmatism in the judgement of software integrity and the determination of an adequate level of evidence.

Your previous experience is likely to encompass:

• Safety Critical software coding (Ada, Misra or C/C++)
• Safety standards and compliance at various levels of integrity and design assurance (SIL/DAL)
• Verification and assurance processes and formal analysis methods
• Reviewing and assessing process and delivery documentation against standards (e.g. DO 178)
• The ability to navigate large complex sets of documents
• Complex Electronic Hardware (CEH)

What's in it for you:

• Salary, depending on experience: from £45,000 - £80,000
• Excellent support and training, developing your broad technical knowledge to enable you to provide the technical assurance that the projects require confidently.
• Hybrid working
• Generous benefits