Senior Systems Safety Engineer
JOB ID: 140118
The role is available on-site for Wimborne, UK
It will allow some working from home, but the candidate must be available to attend site every week and at short notice to support urgent requirements.
Eaton Mission Systems Division previously known as Cobham is the world’s leading provider of hose and drogue Air-to-Air Refueling (AAR) systems and Actuation. Eaton work directly with the aircraft manufacturers and end-users to develop systems that achieve their operations in challenging environments, safely and successfully.
The colocation of all the engineering disciplines at Wimborne provides a unique opportunity for you to develop yourself across multi-disciplinary engineering functions.
Role overview:
We are pleased to advertise for a new role within the Office of Airworthiness for a Senior Systems Safety Engineer, providing independent safety assurance, detailed product safety analysis, and general product safety advice across the full range of products developed by MSWL; including Air-to-Air Refuelling equipment, Actuation products, and their associated Ground Support Equipment.
The successful candidate will report to the Safety and Reliability Manager, and work within an existing close team of 3 safety engineers and 3 reliability engineers across a number of projects simultaneously. Whilst positioned independently within the organisation, you will work closely with the Integrated Project Teams (IPT) providing safety advice/oversight, safety approval of deliverables (including safety arguments prepared directly by the IPT), and developing detailed safety analysis and modelling to influence product development and support achievement of the safety goals of the product.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Day-to-day management of a safety programme of work for a number of projects.
- Hazard identification using HAZOP, DFMEA, and other techniques.
- Hazard analysis using SAE ARP 4761 techniques, including Functional Hazard Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, and Common Cause Analysis. Development or approval of supporting assessments including Fire and Explosion analysis, and Single Point Failure assessments.
- Hazard analysis and management using DS 00-56 and MIL-STD-882 techniques, including developing and managing Hazard Logs, Accident Sequences, and Bow-Tie diagrams.
- Review and approval of product drawings, change requests, safety analysis, verification reports, and supporting documents against best practice and project specific safety assessment goals.
- Regular reporting on the achievement of the safety programme to the Safety and Reliability Manager.
- Arranging and managing project safety reviews to endorse product risks.
- Working closely within the Safety Management System (SMS) to implement safety management procedures across design, production, and maintenance operations for selected products.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, and to develop our products and techniques to meet tomorrows challenges. This is a technical role, suited to someone with an analytical / methodical approach, and with excellent engineering knowledge. The team are looking to develop our tools and techniques, taking advantage of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) through SysML failure modelling. The role offers 25 days paid leave with flexible working hours including a 9-day fortnight (where project deadlines allow).
Your essential skills we are looking for:
The successful candidate will have experience in safety analysis within the aerospace field. Interpersonal communication and negotiation skills are essential, as a core part of the role will be working with project teams to implement product safety practices. Good computer skills are important, and experience with Isograph Reliability Workbench and/or Ansys Medini would be an advantage.
What we offer you:
- Permanent contract in a fast-growing global company
- Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
- Flexible working solutions (home office, remote, flexible working hours, part time etc.) are implemented across different EMEA locations, check out with the site HR what type of flexible working solution is available for this role.
- We make ethics and culture matter – You will enjoy working in supportive and collaborative workplace where ethics and safety are in our DNA
- We make your perspectives matter - Different points of view are what drive innovation and collaboration, and at Eaton, innovation begins with top-to-bottom diversity. Our senior leadership is made up of individuals from diverse groups to help create an environment where employees feel represented and heard at every level.
- We make your aspirations matter – Eaton encourages internal promotion, whenever possible
- We make your growth matter - We invest in our employees for the long term – not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities made available through Eaton University
- We make your contributions matter - reliability, safety, efficiency, and sustainability are at the core of our dedication to improving people’s lives and the environment through power management technologies.
- We make your wellbeing matter – We put your health and safety first. Wellness at Eaton is more than a program, it’s about changing the environment by offering the right tools to help empower employees to make that happen
- We make your voice matter - we value safety and trust. This is a place where you can speak up and be heard. There’s room here for everyone because we believe that every person matters.
The Eaton Wimborne site is accredited with the IMechE, RAeS and the IET. We actively encourage membership and provide support to engineers in developing themselves to become chartered.
Our recent awards:
- FORTUNE’s 2021 World’s Most Admired Companies list
- One of the World's Most Ethical Companies 2021 by Ethisphere
- Top 50 Employers List 2020 by Woman Engineer Magazine
- Best Place to work for LGBTQ Equality 2020 by Human Rights Campaign
- Named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2020 list for 13th consecutive year by 3BL Media
- 100 Best Corporate Citizens list for 11th consecutive year by Corporate Responsibility Magazine
- ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year, Sustained Excellence ranking
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Job: Engineering
Region: Europe, Middle East, Africa
Organization: AER MSD Mission System Division
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Schedule: Full-time
Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: No
Does this position offer relocation?: No
Travel: No