Safety Assurance Engineer

Job description

Siemens Rail Automation requires a Safety Assurance Engineer to conduct the required engineering safety assurance activities for a portfolio of new and existing UK mainline railway projects. The role will be based from ourManchester office, and requires the application of safety engineering analysis techniques and standards to UK Network Rail mainline rail projects, and includes planning of safety activities, conducting hazard identification exercises, hazard analysis and hazard log management, gathering safety assurance evidence, producing application safety case arguments and liaising with key stakeholders. The necessary technical and managerial support will be provided from the main System Assurance Team located at our head office in Chippenham.

What are my responsibilities?

· Developing effective strategies to ensure our products, systems and applications are safe and reliable
· The daily Engineering Safety Management of the portfolio of Network Rail mainline rail projects and staff for which I am responsible
· Identifying hazards, hazard analysis and management, and assessing safety risk
· Defining and analysing safety and reliability requirements relating to the Network Rail mainline rail projects for which I am responsible
· Participating with the functional and safety validation of the Siemens Rail Automation Products and Systems
· Putting together safety arguments and safety cases to gain railway authority approval
· To monitor the system design and implementation and produce Engineering Safety and RAM analysis material that provides sufficient evidence to all concerned such that the developments and changes to Schemes, Configurations, Systems and Products undertaken by Siemens Rail Automation meet their System Safety and RAM requirements throughout the whole lifetime of that development or change
· To implement a common and auditable approach in the identification of Safety and RAM requirements, their implementation, and the demonstration of compliance with those requirements
· To comply with current best practice, including relevant legislation, standards (e.g. CENELEC 50126/50128/50129, the Common Safety Method (CSM), and IEC 61508 etc.) and guidelines
· Ensure that I understand the risk issues associated with my work and the company’s policy on engineering safety
· Ensure that I keep up to date with risk assessment and risk management issues through continuing professional development
· Effectively communicate relevant information on risk issues to those who need to know (e.g. managers, project leaders, health, safety and environment engineers and colleagues)
· To liaise with the client and external Independent Safety Assessors as necessary

What do I need to qualify for this job?

· HNC, HND, Degree or equivalent in Electrical/Electronic/Computer Science or related discipline (essential)
· Understanding and application experience of safety management and safety engineering processes such as safety planning, hazard analysis, safety requirements capture and safety case development (essential)
· Experience or knowledge of producing the following: Hazard Identification, System Hazard Log Management, System Hazard Analysis Reports, Application Safety Cases (structured to CENELEC 50129) (essential)
· Previous experience in the UK rail industry with respect to the engineering safety management of turnkey mainline or mass transit railway projects
· Understanding and application experience of verification and validation techniques including an appreciation of signalling principles testing
· Experience with CENELEC 50126/50128/50129 and IEC 61508 standards
· Experience of the application of the EU Common Safety Method (CSM) on Risk Evaluation and Assessment
· Experience in safety-critical programmable and electronic systems
· Experience of DOORS Requirements Management Databases
· Experience of configuration management methods/tools

The Siemens Mobility Division with approximately 3,500 employees, focuses on sustainable technologies for metropolitan areas and their infrastructures. Its offering includes products, systems and solutions for intelligent traffic management, rail-bound transportation, smart grids, energy efficient buildings, and safety and security. The Division comprises the divisions Rail Systems, Rail Automation, Intelligent Traffic Systems, and Rail Electrification.

Siemens provides innovative solutions to help tackle the UK’s major challenges. Siemens has a significant presence throughout the UK, with 13 manufacturing sites and more than 25 major offices. Today the company employs over 13,760 people in the UK, including about 5,000 in the manufacturing sector. Last year’s revenues were £3.36 billion. Electrification, automation and digitalization are the long-term growth fields of Siemens. In order to take full advantage of the market potential in these fields, our businesses are bundled into nine divisions and healthcare as a separately managed business.

Siemens offers a comprehensive reward package which includes a competitive basic salary, bonus scheme, generous holiday allowance and pension. Through our flexible benefits scheme you can select benefits that best suit your lifestyle, including private healthcare.

How do I apply?

We are looking forward to receiving your online application. Please ensure you complete all areas, of the application form, to the best of your ability as we will use this data to review your suitability for the role.

What else do I need to know?

Siemens is dedicated to quality, equality, and valuing diversity, and we welcome applications that reflect the diversity of the communities within which we work.

If you are appointed in to this role you will receive standard Siemens terms, conditions and benefits.