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Job Reference: j2523

Job Title: Safety Engineer

Location: West Sussex

Salary: Competitive

Start Date: Immediate


Introduction:
My client is a global leader who continues to lead the way in the development and delivery of high quality product
solutions to a number of industry sectors throughout the world, They now have an exciting opportunity for a Safety
Engineer to join the business, Based in West Sussex, Reporting to the Senior Safety Engineer, The successful candidate
will have a strong technical/engineering background in Product Development, Your area of responsible will be the day to
day analysis and assessment of product safety.

This presents itself as an exciting opportunity to join an established company and, although not essential, could be well
suited for a person who has previously served as an Engineer or Technician in the Armed Forces / HM Forces i.e. Royal
Navy, British Army or Royal Air Force (RAF) and has specific strength with Product Development in particular Components
and Software.


Responsibilities:
- Planning safety activities appropriate to the size of the project and commensurate with the risk from the intended use
and characteristics of the product.
- Ensure that the planned activities are applied effectively throughout the project.
- Ensure suitable techniques are applied to analyse design and design changes to identify hazards, causes of hazards and
estimate their risk and record the evidence of this analysis.
- Ensure appropriate risk control measures are applied to reduce the risk from hazards to an acceptable level.
- Review the safety activities for completeness and effectiveness and prepare a safety case on behalf of the project team
that argues activities for the project have sufficient progress and risk is acceptable to release the product. Where the
risk is not accepted by the project team, provide the Project Steering Group with the information necessary to make an
informed decision regarding release.


Applicant Requirements:
- Risk Management policy and principals; Risk Management processes; Usability principles and procedures; Safety
standards, preferably including IEC 61508; Sector specific knowledge is desirable, including ISO 14971, IEC 60601,
Although, If you are ex forces then familiar with DEF-STAN 00 - 56.
- No specific requirement, typically 1st degree in science or engineering.
- Applying Hazard Identification and Risk assessment methods as part of a development process; Creating risk assessments
on systems (preferably both software and hardware); Report writing; Document reviews; Design reviews.
- Good communication, in particular through documentation and report writing; Analytical and logical; Commitment to
complete assignments and ability to work as part of a team; Able to use initiative, remain objective, escalate and seek
advice as appropriate.


Benefits
- Competitive basic salary.
- 25 days holiday plus 8 stats.
- Employer contributory Pension Scheme.
- Monday - Thursday, 08.30am - 4.30pm, Fridays 08.30am - 4.20pm.
- Free beverages on site.
- Subsidised canteen.