Software Safety Engineer

Software Safety Engineer
Location: Weymouth, Frimely, Filton, Broad Oak
2 Days per Month on site
Rate: £85.77 ph Umbrella
Duration: 12 Months

We are seeking a Software Safety Engineer to work on the Programmable Elements (Software/Firmware) for safety functions on the Dreadnought submarine combat systems.

Key Responsibilities
Essential:
IEC 61508
• Ensuring Safety System Design (Hardware and Software) compliance to
o DEF Stan 006
o Def Stan 0055.
o IEC61508
• Responsible for all Functional Safety Management activities according 61508 for some sub systems areas into the Combat System of Dreadnought Project.
• Conducting Programmable Elements Safety Engineering Activities, such as PHA, FTA and PSSA/SSA in support of the Combat System Design Safety Justification and Whole Boat Safety Case.
• Responsible for Fault Tree Governance for the Entire Dreadnought Project.
• Systematic Programmable Elements Safety failures
• Common cause analysis.
• Defining and monitoring Programmable Elements Safety Requirements and compliance with CASS TOES.
• Organising and contributing to Hazard Identification workshops and Safety Committee meetings.
• The integration/acceptance of Commerical off the Shelf (COTS) products.
• Fault Tree Analysis (Isograph Fault Tree+ / Reliability Workbench)
• Creating FMEA / FMECA/FMEDA, ETA
• Hazard Identification, Creating Hazard Logs and Functional Hazard Analysis.
• Creating Design Safety Justification Documents/Safety Cases.
• Charing HAZOPS and LOPA.
• Using FTA/FMECA to derive requirements