Functional Safety Engineer
Location
Farnborough, Hampshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Functional Safety Engineer
Location: Any UK Site
Due to team expansion we are recruiting a Functional Safety Engineer to support the development of safety requirements and implement the safety plan for projects across Alexander Dennis products. This role will work with the engineering development and supplier teams to develop safe designs for global markets.
- Come join Alexander Dennis. We are transforming public transport globally by designing, manufacturing, and servicing the cleanest and greenest buses and coaches for our customers.
- In a nutshell, we build buses and coaches. In fact, more than half of the buses you see on the roads in the UK are built by Alexander Dennis. We have a huge responsibility to keep the world moving.
- We are saving the planet. Our purpose is to support Governments globally with their push to reduce pollution and improve air quality by building greener, more eco-friendly buses including a new range of in house developed electric vehicles.
- We love our customers. So much so, almost every bus we build is bespoke – what the customer wants, we will do our best to deliver.
- We have a fantastic Canadian parent company called NFI. They welcomed us into the family in 2019, and we haven’t looked back ever since.
- We are building back and growing again, winning new orders in Germany and Ireland which will be manufactured right here in the UK.
- Our global footprint is pretty impressive. We have a presence in some super cool places across the world from Hong Kong to Auckland to Toronto.
- Our people are our biggest asset, making us the hugely successful company we are. We are transforming how we work, offering team members more flexibility around how they live and work.
What does that mean for you?
- Generous salary package – we reward our people at the level they deserve.
- A half day on a Friday. Yes, every Friday. Giving you more time at the weekend to do the things you love, with the people you love.
- A 37-hour working week, with flexible working options, giving you that much needed work/life balance.
- Annual leave entitlement which increases with tenure.
- Pension scheme to help you save for the future.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers practical, impartial support on issues impacting your life.
- Cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership, and regular meditation sessions as your health and wellbeing is important to us.
Interested and want to find out more? Check out our YouTube channel or LinkedIn !
Your dream role:
- We need a functional safety guru to be responsible for undertaking FS activities in the development phases of the safety lifecycle and the Engineering Product Development process.
- You’ll also be responsible for reviewing the safety plan for the products required within ADL projects and vehicles.
- This is a full time, permanent position that can be based at any of our UK sites on a hybrid basis.
- Your number on responsibility will be to provide assistance, guidance and ongoing support to engineers delivering functional safety work products including Item Definition, Hazard Identification, Hazard Analysis and Risks Assessment and Functional Safety Concept.
- You will maintain the requirements management system to ensure data integrity and traceability across the functional safety lifecycle.
- Undertake supplier liaison from early-stage concept involvement (Development Interface Agreement), through development audits and design reviews into the launch and production phases.
- Present reasoned safety analysis and arguments to positively influence design decisions and educate stakeholders.
- Generate technical documentation and reports to a high standard for internal and external customers.
- Collaborate with NFI Group colleagues to develop robust and reusable safety arguments that can be tailored to specific applications.
What you will bring:
- You will have an engineering degree or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline.
- Experience in successfully delivering electrical/electronic development projects as a key member.
- An understanding of vehicle electrical systems and controls.
- Awareness of hardware/software quality and management processes.
- You’ll have Demonstrable experience planning and delivering concurrent tasks and projects along with proven problem-solving skills.
- A great understanding of functional safety analysis.
- Relationship building will come easily to you – across all levels of seniority and all areas of the business, meaning that you will be able to escalate major risk issues that needs immediate corrective action by senior management.
- Things can be hectic here. You will remain calm under pressure and be able to prioritise and work on multiple features across ADL simultaneously.
Next steps:
If this sounds like you, and you’re interested in coming ‘aboard’, then we would love to hear from you. Alongside uploading your CV, please share a short covering letter detailing why you’re interested and why we should hire you!
*Recommend a Friend is applicable for this role.
If you are an internal applicant, you have a responsibility to inform your current line/department manager and local human resources representative before applying for the role.
We care deeply about being inclusive and we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Due to the volume of vacancies and applications, we would prefer that you submit your application online. If however, you require an alternative method of applying, please give us call on +44 1324 621 672 or send an email to [email protected]
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