Senior Safety Assurance Engineer - Rail

Senior Safety Assurance Engineer
Location: Derby (Commutable by train)
Permanent or Contract
Salary: DOE up to £60,000 + Excellent flexible benefits. Contract rate negotiable

The Role:
As a Safety Assurance Engineer, you will work with project management, technology specialists and delivery resources to provide product assurance and engineering safety management to meet rail industry standards and regulations for both new and modified products, covering development and support of Traffic Management and safety-related signalling control systems in a safety case led environment.

You will among other tasks:

• Deliver against product assurance and engineering safety management requirements as an integral part of the project team
• Provide appropriate technical input and verification; in software quality assurance, hazard identification, risk assessment, writing/reviewing of safety plans, management of hazard records, safety requirements and safety integrity levels, development/review of safety cases and safety justification reports
• Liaise with other internal and external product and safety assurance teams to continue to grow our respected reputation and trust in our product assurance credentials
• Contribute to quality and safety-related product development, supporting process improvement

Role requirements:

• Experience with engineering safety management process, hazard identification, risk assessment and derivation of safety requirements
• Understanding of software quality assurance and the software development lifecycle
• Understanding of legal and safety regulatory railway operation frameworks, e.g. Common Safety Method for risk evaluation and assessment, regulatory guidance, client acceptance process, etc.
• Familiarity with the relevant CENELEC standards (e.g. BS EN 50126, BS EN 50128, BS EN 50129)
• A good appreciation of RAM analysis and in the UK, Network Rail's Design for Reliability Process
• Practical experience of applying engineering safety throughout system development lifecycles
• Knowledge/experience of rail signalling control systems and interfaces with interlockings
• Awareness of the European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS)
• Quality and/or safety auditing experience
• A proactive and resilient self-starter, able to work effectively under her or his own initiative
• Highly organised with excellent organisation and time management skills
• Able to motivate and influence individuals, to meet product assurance requirements
• Qualified to degree-level, preferably with CEng or working towards equivalent Chartership

Rewards and Benefits

• Innovative company with great relationship with clients in the UK creating modern solutions for the rail industry.
• Flexible working giving improved work-life balance, variety of work and numerous development and training opportunities.
• Competitive salary combined with an excellent benefit package.
• 27 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays.
• Private medical insurance.
• Matched company pension up to 8%.
  
  To Apply:
  
  You must be living and authorised to work in the UK to apply for this position.

If you are interested in applying please contact Samuel Merry at Resolute Group at or call +44 1332 653911 +00 44 7494 283 555

All applications will be treated as confidential and you details will not be shared until we have discussed the vacancy and company.