Software Safety Engineer

Location: Whiteley (remote with site visits when required)

Duration: 6 month contract

Rate: £600 per day UMB (Inside IR35)

Role details: Our client, NATS (National Air Traffic Services) are looking for a Safety Assurance Manager to join their team on a contract basis. This role is to lead, manage and coordinate the delivery of software assurance activities and resources for the successful implementation of key change programmes into service.

Key Responsibilities:

• Overseeing and ensuring safety assurance activities across various programmes
• Providing expert safety engineering guidance and support
• Working with the relevant stakeholders to define the software assurance requirements to be applied to the supplier for the change.
• Developing the assurance arguments that are reasonable, proportionate, well-constructed and as such provide the required level of confidence for the Programme and Project change.
• Creating the assurance documentation, supported by the evidence, to address the software assurance requirements. This may involve a software assurance assessment or audit.
• The role holder is expected to develop supported by suitable training the knowledge and skills required to support the delivery of the wider Safety & Assurance deliverables associated with technical systems such as Asset Assurance Documents, System Safety Cases as defined in SP403.
• Ensuring the Software Assurance activities for Programmes and Projects comply with the NATS Software Safety Assurance System (NSSAS) as defined in the NATS BMS.

What we are looking for in you:

• Experience and understanding in safety related systems with a knowledge of ATC Operational Systems and Procedures or equivalent experience in business critical or safety related systems.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of regulation and experience of the work of regulatory bodies e.g. SARG.
• Experience in construction of assurance arguments and the production of Software Assurance Summary Reports (SASRs) or equivalent. Where equivalent means to produce software assurance documentation to a defined standard. For example, ED-153, ED-109A, IEC-61508.
• The ability to communicate difficult technical concepts clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing, both internal to and external to NATS.
• Practical experience of providing software assurance support for design authorities, architects, project staff, safety managers.
• Experience in auditing suppliers to software assurance standards or equivalent audit experience.
• Work package management experience.

If you are an experienced Safety & Assurance Manager with a background in the aerospace sector, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's talented and dedicated team.