Senior Pssa Engineer (Safety)

Probabilistic Systems Safety Analysis (PSSA) Engineer – (Electrical, Mechanical or Systems)

– Implementing safety processes and plans in large complex systems (hardware & software);
– Developing safety processes;
– Developing Safety Management Plans (SMPs);
– Hazard identification and analysis;
– Qualitative and quantitative analyses;
– Functional decomposition;
– Human Factors, operability and maintenance impact on safety;
– Liaising with engineers and suppliers;
– Developing ALARP arguments;
– Developing safety cases.

The Individual
· Experience in the following safety techniques:
– Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA);
– Fault Tree Analysis (FTA);
– Event Tree Analysis (ETA);
– Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA);
– Accident Sequence Modelling;
– Fault Schedules;
– Hazard & Operability Analysis (HAZOP);
– Zonal Hazard Analysis (ZHA).

· Experience in using safety standards and guidance:
– E.g. IEC61508, DO178, DEF-STAN-00-56, ARP-4761;
– Setting integrity requirements (e.g. SIL, DAL);
– Providing/ eliciting compliance evidence to standards and requirements;
– Dealing with Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) equipment;
– Dealing with Software of Unknown Pedigree (SOUP).

· Experience of requirements:
– Developing Safety Functional Requirements (SFRs);
– Deriving safety requirements on systems, components and testing from safety analyses;
– Setting Availability, Reliability & Maintainability (ARM) requirements;
– Providing/ eliciting compliance evidence to requirements;
– Accounting for time at risk for requirements.

To apply for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK

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