Safety Assurance Engineer (Rolling Stock)

Safety Assurance Engineer (ETCS On-board)

Outside IR35

2-3 days per week in Derby

Working as part of a close-knit team, the Safety Assurance Engineer shall be the referent on safety and assurance for the UK specific application of an ETCS On-Board retrofit project. The Safety Assurance Engineer will report to the Safety Assurance Manager.

Key Accountabilities:

• • Produce and manage safety documentation:
• o Safety Management Plan
• o System Definition
• o Project Hazard Record
• o GASC
• o SASC
• o IHA
• o FMECA
• • Support approval process, to obtain APIS for each train class
• • Work directly with the Safety Assurance Manager, the assessors (AsBo, ISA), the Design & Technical Authority
• • Support the UK ETCS On-board delivery team through the design, approval, test and commissioning activities for vehicle First in Class project

Milestones:

• Contributes to the constitution of the Technical File
• Prior to track testing & commissioning:
• - reports from bodies (ISA, NTSN, NTRs)
• - compliance reports from design houses + internal (lab test reports)
• After commissioning:
• - track test reports

Specific Skills/Tasks
Essential:

• • Knowledge and/or experience relating to train carried systems, in particular train control systems & incab signalling systems (ETCS / CBTC)
• • Previous experience in interacting with assurance bodies (AsBo, ISA)
• • Previous experience in safety assurance and certification
• • Demonstrates customer focus in all work carried out.
• • Able to understand and take account of the ‘big picture’ presented by the politics and sensitivities that surround the rail industry
• • Experience of working to industry quality and safety standards
• • Strong and effective communicator at all levels within the Business and in front of new and existing customers
• • Highly motivated, dependable and self-reliant.
• • Previous experience in system safety with knowledge of CSM-RA and CENELEC

Desirable:

• • Specific knowledge of railway systems and technologies
• • Previous experience in APIS and/RIS-2700-RST processes
• • Proven track record in working in major Sub-contract environments