Location: West Lakes / Hybrid
Job type: Contract / Permanent
Salary: Competitive
Delkia is a specialist Systems Integrator operating throughout the UK and Internationally for safety-related and mission-critical systems in highly regulated sectors, including Nuclear and Defence.
Our offering includes system integration, engineering design, technical consultancy and complex control systems support, all of which are harnessed specifically for each project’s needs, maturity and technology requirements.
We have an exciting opportunity to appoint an experienced Principal Safety Engineer to join our dynamic team at Delkia.
Overview of the role
We are looking for an experienced Functional and/or Product Safety professional to support client requirements. We are open to applications for Permanent and Contract (Inside IR35) positions. The role involves the integration of safety analyses for a high integrity system from the equipment-level up to the high-level system functions and into the whole boat safety case.
The Safety Engineering team supports a broad range of high-complexity, safety-critical and highly regulated projects, both internal and external, covering the whole project lifecycle.
For Permanent applications, we are looking for individuals that will support our mission, live and breathe our values, provide strategic support and coach more junior Safety Engineers.
For Contract applications, we are looking for highly skilled and highly motivated individuals, who share our values, to join our pool of valued associates.
Key responsibilities
Dependent on position:
Lead and undertake safety analyses using appropriate tools and techniques.
Liaise with project stakeholders of all levels throughout the development lifecycle.
Identify and create evidence to support system assurance, using safety related activities to support the traceability of system safety requirements, to implementation and operation.
Perform detailed systems analysis, to demonstrate that safety requirements can be met.
Develop safety arguments to support assurance and qualification activities, including identification of appropriate evidence to show safety arguments are reasonable, well-constructed and justified.
Provide support and advice to the client with specification, development or delivery of their safety case programmes.
Provide support to the Safety Capability Lead and other members of the leadership team with tendering and bid preparation activities.
Provide strategic support to the Safety Capability Lead and other Technical Leads with the development of company safety management and engineering practices.
Provide leadership, mentoring and coaching to more junior members of the team.
Desired Qualifications / Prerequisites:
A degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or other engineering-related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
Chartered Engineer with a relevant institution or aiming for achieving Chartership in the next 12 months.
Safety engineering experience in a highly regulated domain e.g. Aviation, Maritime, Nuclear.
Experience in integrating safety analyses from multiple suppliers, for CEH, Software and Electromechanical equipment.
Experience with industry standards for safety critical systems e.g. IEC 61508/61511/61513, DO-178C, DO-254 etc.
Expertise to lead development of safety analyses, safety assessments, safety arguments and safety cases.
Benefits:
Flexible Working
Training and Development
Excellent Company Standards
Cycle-To-Work Scheme
Health Care
Company Bonus Scheme
Benefits Package
Great team spirit
Organisation social events
Professional membership
Company Overview
Based in Preston and Cumbria, Delkia is a specialist Systems Integrator specialising in technical consultancy, systems engineering design, systems integration) in highly regulated sectors
Delkia is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Mission
To deliver innovative value-for-money products and services to customers to enable safe and secure operations.
Vision
To become the leading British Systems Integrator and partner of choice for high-integrity and mission-critical systems.
Values
Collaboration and Teamwork
Integrity, Trust and Accountability
Safety and Security
Client Focused
Social Value and Impact
Continuous Improvement
Delkia is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Please be aware that many roles working for Delkia will be subject to security vetting restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit the roles you can perform.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch to discuss.
All applications will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.
Contact: Please send your CV / interest to careers@delkia.co.uk
