Senior Functional Safety Engineer at UK Atomic Energy Authority

South Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

09 Jul, 26

Salary

64820.0

Posted On

10 Apr, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Functional safety, Risk management, Mechatronic systems, FMEA, Fault tree analysis, Safety lifecycle management, Requirements engineering, Technical auditing, People management, Coaching, Safety standards compliance, System risk assessment, Stakeholder collaboration, Technical documentation

Industry

Research Services

Description

Company Description By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on. Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs. UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative. As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from: Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert. Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible). Flexible working options including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment. Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders, Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays Wide range of career development opportunities A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive Job Description The salary for this role is £64,820 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance).Onsite working is expected for 3 days each week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working. This role can be based at any of the following sites: Culham, Oxfordshire This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data. The Role Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As Senior Functional Safety Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in you will integrate within multi-disciplinary teams to deliver safety solutions to advanced mechatronic projects. The Safety Engineer role will provide expert insight into system risk, identifying problems before they arise and mitigating them through delivery of safety requirements and engineered solutions. This role will also support local safety management activities including; safety promotion, process development and independent audit, as well as the management and coaching of junior members of the team Additional Responsibilities: Ownership of safety-related aspects of assigned projects, acting as the Safety SME within the wider team. Lead projects through the full Safety lifecycle including compliance with standards, cross-disciplinary advise, SIF/SIS design and requirements setting. Leading reviews of system risk through the assessment of built systems, technical specifications, drawings, built equipment and peer review. Creation, development and maintenance of the project technical file. Chairing risk management workshops to lead DRA; using techniques such as FMEA, Event and Fault Tree analysis to interrogate system design ensuring system risk is captured and mitigated as early as possible in the project lifecycle. Through-life safety management of systems; monitoring in-service near misses, review of Health, Usage and Monitoring data for unsafe trends. Researching advanced technologies and emergent standards that may shape advances in safety engineering. Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to accommodate and integrate safety among other system requirements. Positively contribute to organizational safety management through internal safety communication, training and workshops. Responsible for the management and development of staff in the Functional Safety Group; including agreeing personnel development plans and areas of professional development, providing job performance feedback, setting objectives, completing staff APS reports and ensuring that all the relevant UKAEA mandatory training requirements are completed. Qualifications Essential Requirements: Engineering or technology degree, or equivalent experience. Experience delivering high Integrity systems to a recognised standard. Proven ability to critically analyse technical drawings and specifications for mechatronic systems. Able to produce high quality work to deadlines. Experience of working in a safety-critical environment Flexible working attitude with the ability to work as an individual or as a team member. Experience of working in a cross functional team. Able to coach less experienced staff. Experience of working in a cross functional team. Experience in people management and coaching. Desirable Holds recognised Engineering safety qualification (FSEng, CMSE etc.) Experience in systems or requirements engineering Experience in people management Additional Information A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/ UKAEA's mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We are under-represented from some groups and so want to encourage applications in particular from women in STEM, people from Black British Caribbean and African backgrounds and from Pakistani and Bangladeshi British backgrounds. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success. UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to the way we interview or share information. Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications. Salary: £64,820 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension Division: RACE Site Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire Confirmed Grade: Grade H Department: RACE (Incl Management)

Responsibilities

The Senior Functional Safety Engineer will lead safety-related aspects of mechatronic projects, including risk assessment, safety lifecycle management, and the development of safety requirements. They will also provide expert guidance, chair risk management workshops, and manage the development of staff within the Functional Safety Group.