General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.
As Principal Safety Engineer you will undertake a valued and critical role. You will be accountable for enacting the GDUK Safety Policy within the Design Services Contract (DSC), other contracted work and Internal product development, primarily this is discharged by execution of Safety Management Programmes to address Functional and Non-Functional Safety aspects.
The successful candidate will likely be a Chartered Engineer with several years experience of leading safety elements of large programmes and sometimes delivering across multiple project/programmes. The ability to input into the businesss safety capability, provide strategic safety leadership and deliver flexible and innovative approaches in the military land, sea and air environment, is a major requirement of this role.
The candidate will be responsible for the creation and management of Safety Plans and Safety & Environmental Cases in accordance with GDUK processes.
They will provide analysis of software and hardware design capabilities in order to identify hazards, their causes and consequences, and formulates specific functional safety requirements and/or operational processes
To be successful in this position you should be able to demonstrate breadth and depth of experience/competence in Safety Engineering for large scale system of systems, or a background that provides the equivalent transferable experience/competence. Demonstrable ability to lead a Safety Engineering capability and an understanding of Systems Engineering. Chartered Engineer, or equivalent status is highly desirable.
Competence in the following areas:
This role offers a starting salary of between 62,000 - 82,000 plus our excellent flexible benefits package.
We are open to this role being spent with time working from home and in the office (hybrid - typically 2 days a week on average working in office) or fully in our offices.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits:
We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team!
Our success is fuelled by our colleagues and the wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills they bring to the Company.
We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Please email disabilityconfident@gd-ms.uk if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme.
All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks
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