Senior Safety Engineer

Job Description

Job title: Senior Safety Engineer

Location: Warton

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £47,683 – £52,426 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Working mainly on Typhoon but with opportunities to work across all projects
• Undertaking independent safety assessments to support the delivery of the Integrated Support & Training Solutions for our UK and Export Customers
• Reviewing Processes and contribute into improvements on how we operate to ensure efficiencies and meeting out delivery SLA’s
• Working with the Product technical authority to provide levels of assurance against the proposed support changes

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Either a background within Safety and an understanding of the regulations OR a background within through life engineering within a desire to move into Safety Assurance.
• Engineering degree or equivalent experience

Desirable:

• A basic awareness of Safety Standards is desirable ( UK Regulatory Framework, Def-Stan 00-55 / 00-56, Mil-Std-882, DO-178, DO-254, ARP 4754, ARP 4761, EN 61508 etc)

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Support Safety Team :

Joining the Support Safety team will offer you a dynamic and integral role within the organization’s safety framework. Collaborating closely with the Project Chief Engineer’s Office and Head of Independent System Monitoring (ISM), you will operate independently of project teams, ensuring a thorough and unbiased approach to safety assurance. Your responsibilities will span Independent Safety Assurance (ISA) and ensuring compliance with Design Organisation Regulations, reflecting our commitment to upholding the highest safety standards across all aspects of the business. Conducting audits across various departments, your scope will be extensive, requiring a diverse range of knowledge across all support activities. Through our through-life management approach, you will be dedicated to understanding the nuanced impact of support functions on overall aircraft safety. Moreover, your role will prioritize continuous training and professional development, offering ample opportunities for growth and skill enhancement, reaffirming our dedication to maintaining the utmost safety standards in every facet of our operations.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation

Closing Date: 1st July 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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