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We have an exciting opportunity for a System Safety Engineer at our Helicopter division in Yeovil. As System Safety Engineer, you are fundamental to the safe design of the complete air vehicle and working within the team you will have the ability to participate in all phases of the product design life cycle from participating in leading edge innovation to supporting aging aircraft.
As part of the System Safety Engineering team you will be responsible for performing the appropriate analyses, in collaboration with other design engineering departments, to derive appropriate design safety requirements and subsequent verification that the offered design(s) meet those requirements. The scope covers all design technologies, for our wide product range encompassing conventional helicopters and unmanned air systems.
You can enjoy the flexibility of hybrid working in this role as well as a number of other fantastic benefits.
As part of the System Safety Engineering team you will carry out the system safety analysis activities for design and in-service support. Primary tasks will include the authoring of Hazard Assessments in conjunction with the technical specialists and performing detailed analysis of failure conditions, in order to influence the safe design and certification of Leonardo products. In-service support of existing Leonardo products, including development of necessary modifications, will also be a required part of the role.
To perform the role you will work well in a cross-functional team, be flexible and adaptable, and you will have:
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Training in the use of formal safety analysis methods, or alternatively extensive experience in the application of equivalent skills.
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Knowledge of specific IT tools such as Fault Tree+ or equivalent.
The ability to plan and execute tasks to achieve timescales and costs. -
Good interpersonal skills to ensure effective team working and an appropriate working relationship with external customers.
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Proficiency in the use of general office IT tools, such as MS Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
Advantageous in this role are: -
Evidence of working in a regulated environment with knowledge of airworthiness regulations eg MAA, EASA or FAA.
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Experience of Defence Standard 00-056, ARP4761/4754
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Experience in the use of requirements capture tools, such as DOORS.
- Also desirable would be knowledge of Rotorcraft and systems, ideally relevant to our EH101/AW101/AW159/Lynx platforms
What you'll get:
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Flexible working and flexi leave schemes
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Flexible company funded benefits
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Award winning pension scheme; employer matching contribution of up to 10%.
To find out about all of our Company benefits please visit: https://uk.leonardocompany.com/en/people-careers/life-at-leonardo/company-benefits
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