Safety Engineer

About The Role
Engineered to Protect, that’s our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. A Systems Safety Engineer takes responsibility for pro-actively managing all necessary safety tasks and activities across a number of dedicated SEA product lines and defence projects.
Safety Engineer will be based at either our Barnstaple, Beckington or Bristol site. This role allows for flexible working.  
The salary for this role is up to £60k, depending on experience.

What you’ll be doing 

Responsible for the development of Safety Management Plans, Safety Case documentation, Risk identification and assessment, hazard log creation and maintenance, evidence gathering and requirements validation
Responsible for ensuring safety practices are aligned with industry and customer requirements and that legislative and standards compliance is assessed and met across all applicable products and projects
Utilising recognised and extant safety methods, technology and tools to ensure safety management throughout the development, delivery and overall life cycle of applicable products and projects, including Hazard Identification, Hazard and Risk Analysis and Risk Management
Liaising with internal and external customers on all aspects of the product/project lifecycle whilst being actively engaged within the various Engineering (Sys Eng; hardware; software; security; ILS; HF; qualification; integration & system test) and Management teams
Responsible for generating and presenting informative and accurate safety status at defined project and product development milestones for internal and external customers and representing SEA at key customer safety meetingsAbout our company
At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient.
We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer 
At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out-of-the-box thinking to solve problems, so we’re always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins. Have a look at the benefits we offer:  
Work life balance

Hybrid/flexible working arrangements 
25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell 
Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual 
Half day Fridays 
Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave Family & wellbeing

Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program 
All Staff Bonus 
Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
Cycle to work scheme
Wellbeing Centre
Sports & Social activities
Employee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savings
Life assurance policy
Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learningFacilities & resources

Electric vehicle charging points at all sites 
Private seated lunch areas 
Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages 
Onsite showers and toiletries provision 
Free onsite parking The skills you need

Previous experience in a similar role
Experience of producing Safety Management Plans and Safety Case documentation
Experience of Conducting Risk identification and Hazard assessments
Previous experience in Creating and maintenance of hazard logs maintenance, evidence gathering and requirements validation
Ideally have experience working within a product/project safety management environment as part of a defence contractor and conversant with UK MOD ASEMS and Defence Standards 00-056 & 00-055. Experience with Mil Std 882 would also be advantageous
Ideally be trained to Ship Safety Management Organisation (SSMO) level or equivalent
Highly motivated to drive safety into each new development programme through pro-active requirements capture, be able to engage with the engineering teams by being enthusiastic to support early design reviews and being pragmatic where necessary to achieve shared goals
You will be able to articulate safety arguments tailored to your audience(s) as well as provide comprehensive, clear and accurate technical safety documentation in line with contracted deliverables and timescalesJoin us and be part of something smaller - with 500 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters.
If you’d like to know more, please give Kelly Thomas from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on (phone number removed). Or reach out to us on (url removed)
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed