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 Share

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