About the Role

To engage in safety processes and generate safety artefacts to comply with appropriate safety standards such as Def-Stan and Functional Safety Standards in support of Safety Cases and Safety Integrity Level (SIL)/Design Assurance Level (DAL/IDAL) claims.

Evolve / review safety designs for products, associated support equipment and facilities, functional specifications and operations, and establishment of safety requirements for assigned systems

Supporting wider Systems team to meet critical schedules, resolution of complex technical and operational performance problems.

Development of acceptable risk criteria from first principles

Development of Independent analysis and mitigation identification to control or eliminate hazards

Development of definition and deliver hazard identification and hazard analysis requirements using appropriate hazard analysis types and techniques

Development and delivery of appropriate ALARP strategies

Development and delivery of safety management of potentially hazardous trials

Development and delivery of safety documents as required to support customer and test/operational range requirements

Evaluate the interrelationship of system safety requirements and other aspects of concept design and development requirements to ensure the most cost effective program

Required skills, qualifications and experience

Proven experience in a safety-associated role, preferably in a defence related industry.

Experience in Functional Safety to include the determination and allocation of SILs for software and EE systems. 

Use of  standards such as MIL-STD 882E, DO-278, IEC 61508 or similar standards 

Experience of Safety based Software to NATO AOP-52 or DoD Joint Software Systems Safety Engineering Handbook.

Detailed understanding and experience of UK, US and EEC Safety Legislation.

Experience with IT based toolsets common to the system safety discipline.

Competent in the use of MS-Office applications.

The role will require the candidate to have good verbal and written skills.

Desired skills, qualifications and experience

Familiar with the relevant Joint Service Publications and Defence Standards associated with safety assessment of defence equipment.

Experience in the safety management of OME products.

Working knowledge and understanding of the  Design Certification and clearance process.

Background in Ground Based Air Defence Systems, Battlefield Management C4i Systems or Battlefield Communications Systems & Networks

Professionally Registered ideally at Chartered Status

Job Reference Number9868BR

Employee Type

Full Time

Duration4 months

Hours Per Week

37.5

Working Schedule9/75

Country

United Kingdom (UK)

Clearance Required for RoleSC

Graduate, Intern or Apprentice Vacancy?

No

Business Environment

Lockheed Martin (UK) Ampthill is a rapidly changing, dynamic part of the Lockheed Martin Corporation with both domestic and international customers. It consists of three business areas focusing on Vehicles, Special Projects and Mission Support, which provide a variety of products and services to the MoD and other customers including the Scout and support to the Land Environment Air Picture Provision capability. We are looking for talented individuals to join the company, in return, we can offer an exciting and challenging career path. Please note that Lockheed Martin Ampthill work a 9 day fortnight with the site closed every second Friday.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Lockheed Martin recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief. Discrimination on any of these grounds is expressly forbidden. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community.