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GD Mission Systems

Principal Safety Engineer (Contractor)

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A Safety Director is responsible for determining and maintaining the strategic direction of their organization's health and safety program and developing a workplace culture where safety is the utmost priority.

$132,778 / year median in California

+16% projected growth

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Principal Safety Engineer (Contractor) Job ID Number 744000144263389 Oakdale, Other / Non-US, UK Category Other Employment Type Full Time Business Unit GD Mission Systems
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Position Location:
Oakdale Ct, Oakdale, Blackwood, UK Employment Type:
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Contract (Ltd) Company Description 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. Job Description We are hiring a Principal Safety Engineer who is accountable for enacting the GDUK Safety Policy; primarily this is discharged by execution of Safety Management Programmes to address Functional and Non-Functional Safety aspects. The successful candidate will 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. Qualifications Expertise in the following should be demonstrated: Demonstrable breadth and depth of experience / competence in Safety Engineering for large scale system of systems, or a background that provides the equivalent transferrable experience / competence. Degree qualified in a relevant discipline (or equivalent), an MSc in System Safety would be advantageous Chartered Engineer, or equivalent status is highly desirable. Track record of delivery on Safety and Environmental programmes Understanding of Systems Engineering Experience of functional safety and system of systems safety Competence in the following areas: System and product safety case plans and reports Software Safety Fault Tree and Event Tree Analysis Modular Safety Cases and Goal Structuring Notation (GSN) Def Stan 00-051, 00-055; 00-056;
IEC 61508
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DSA02.DLSR.LSSR
; DO-254; DO-178B and C; HAZOPS Safety Integrity Levels (SILs) Legislative compliance and knowledge of current/future safety and environmental legislation
CCA OHHA / OSHA
Additional Information General Dynamics Mission Systems utilises
QDOS IR35
Status Review. The requirements of this contract have been evaluated as Outside IR35 Prior to the engagement start you will need to complete a status questionnaire in order to receive the finalised status determination. 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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