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Job title
REQ- 7947 Product Safety Engineer
Ref no. | BHN568789 |
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Location | Staffordshire, England |
Start date | ASAP |
Job type | Permanent |
Job status | Closed |
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
If you have significant experience in Safety Engineering within the Defence & Security sector, we would love to hear from you. Don't miss this opportunity to take your career to the next level. Apply now!