System/Software Safety Engineer Sr Stf

About the Role

We have an amazing permanent opportunity for a Systems Safety Engineer to join our team in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. As a business we need to recruit capability and capacity in System Safety, specifically with a Software Safety background.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive hourly rates.
• Predominantly Working from home with occasional travel on-site to Ampthill, as and when required.
• Flexible working including a 4 day working pattern.

About the role:

To engage in safety processes and generate safety artefacts to comply with appropriate safety standards such as Def-Stan and Functional Safety Standards in support of Safety Cases and Safety Integrity Level (SIL)/Design Assurance Level (DAL/IDAL) claims.

• Evolve / review safety designs for products, associated support equipment and facilities, functional specifications and operations, and establishment of safety requirements for assigned systems.
• Supporting wider Systems team to meet critical schedules, resolution of complex technical and operational performance problems.
• Development of acceptable risk criteria from first principles.
• Development of Independent analysis and mitigation identification to control or eliminate hazards.
• Development of definition and deliver hazard identification and hazard analysis requirements using appropriate hazard analysis types and techniques.
• Development and delivery of appropriate ALARP strategies.
• Development and delivery of safety management of potentially hazardous trials.
• Development and delivery of safety documents as required to support customer and test/operational range requirements.
• Evaluate the interrelationship of system safety requirements and other aspects of concept design and development requirements to ensure the most cost effective program.

Required skills, qualifications and experience

• Fully familiar with the relevant Joint Service Publications and Defence Standards associated with safety assessment of defence equipment.
• Proven experience in a safety-associated role, preferably in a defence related industry.
• Experience in Functional Safety to include the determination and allocation of SILs for software and EE systems.
• Detailed understanding and experience of UK, US and EEC Safety Legislation.
• Experience with IT based toolsets common to the system safety discipline.
• Competent in the use of MS-Office applications.
• The role will require the candidate to have good verbal and written skills.

What we offer you

At Lockheed Martin our employees come first and therefore your physical, mental and financial wellbeing matters to us. On top of working in a highly supportive, friendly, respectful environment you can expect so much more.

We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off. We offer Competitive salaries alongside a flexible holiday entitlement.

We have a Wealth of benefits available to you that can be selected through our wellbeing tool upon commencement of employment. Just a few of our amazing benefits are shown below:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Competitive Pension
• Dental
• Critical Illness
• Life Assurance
• Travel Insurance
• Employee discounts for top high street shops
• Employee Assistance Program which includes free face to face counselling sessions, Legal advice, Financial advice, etc
• Internal training and development alongside out Education assistance programmes
• Reimbursement for a professional membership
• Competitive policies that support flexibility and family leave inclusive of enhanced maternity leave

Business Environment

Lockheed Martin (UK) Ampthill is a rapidly changing, dynamic part of the Lockheed Martin Corporation with both domestic and international customers. It consists of business areas focusing on Platform Integration, Ground Based Air Defence, Special Projects and Weapons, which provide a variety of products and services to the Ministry of Defence and other customers. We are looking for talented individuals to join the company, in return we offer an exciting and challenging career path and excellent work/life balance with a 4 day week (Mon-Thurs) and flexible working arrangements.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Lockheed Martin recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief. Discrimination on any of these grounds is expressly forbidden. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community.