Aeropeople Ltd
Principal Product Safety Engineer

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Job Title: Principal Product Safety Engineer
Salary: £70,000- £74,000 dependent upon experience
Location: Portsmouth/ Frimley/ New Malden or Bristol
We currently have a vacancy to join one of the world’s leading, global defence, security and aerospace companies as a Principal Product Safety Engineer. The role can be based in Broad Oak, Frimley, New Malden or Filton and offers a hybrid working pattern. This will be working a 37 hour week with a 1pm finish on Fridays.
The company works at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.
The Combat System is the heart of any platform and being part of integrating these complex systems safely through design and assurance is the role of the Product Safety team. Working independently and collaboratively with like-minded Product Safety Engineers, you will be critical in underpinning the integrity of cutting-edge technology from design concept through to disposal. As a valued stakeholder working alongside Design Technical Authorities, you will play a pivotal role challenging the norm as well as bringing new ideas to the table across a varied and ever-changing portfolio of Combat System projects.
Main Responsibilities:
- Providing support to the functions Technical Authority teams with the management of the hazards, risks and associated mitigations and contribute to the development of the hazard log and the maturity of information contained within
- Responsible for product safety strategy/argument assessment against major subsystems or key complex technologies
- Production of high-quality submissions including hazard logs, safety cases and safety plans
- Organising and facilitating HAZIDs and review meetings and contribute to other HAZIDs when required
- Working with the Technical Authority teams and embedded Safety Engineers in collating adequate product safety related evidence to support the safety case argument and acceptance via the Requirements and Acceptance Team
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Benefits:
- Annual bonus
- Enhanced Pension scheme- up to 14% combined
- Flexible working pattern including working from home/ flexible start and finish times
- 25 holiday days plus bank holidays- 26 days after 5 years’ service/ 27 days after 10 years’ service
- Early finish on Fridays
- Shared Incentive Plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Life Assurance (you and your spouse/ partner)- 6 x salary
- Ill Health Income Protection/ Private Medical Insurance- 50% of salary
About You:
- Knowledge of safety management processes and techniques
- Experience of working in more than one phase of the Engineering Lifecycle, with sufficient experience of design principles to enable a good understanding of adjacent phases and through life engineering issues
- Awareness of customer defence standards such as: DSA-02, JSP430, Def Stan 00-56, MilStn 882E, BS EN 61508
- Familiar with the principles of a Safety Management System
- Experienced in writing technical documentation to an elevated level
- Experience in Product Safety within Software Systems would be advantageous
- Engineers at all levels should possess an academic qualification in Engineering or other related STEM subjects as well as specific (either academic or professional) qualifications and become recognised as Incorporated or Chartered Engineers through an appropriate recognised professional institution. Engineers are encouraged, and will be supported, to achieve the relevant accreditation.


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About Aeropeople:
Whether you’re looking for your next job or searching out the next superstar to join your team…
Aeropeople’s expertise and experience is entrenched in the aerospace, aviation, engineering, motorsport, automotive, and defence industries. We have the insight and know-how at both a local and international level to help bring people and businesses together, saving time and energy. Our capability is validated through our Engineering Services division encompassing Aircraft Line Maintenance services and Continuing Airworthiness Maintenance Organisation (CAMO), combined with our Aviation Training division offering technical training aircraft courses.
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