System Safety Engineer - J

Job Title:System Safety Engineer

Location:Gaydon, Warwickshire

Rate: £33.88ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or £25.26ph PAYE

Employment Type: Contract (31.03.26 - Maternity Cover)

Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week

Reference:J

Job Description:

Duties:

• Reviews product systems, associated support equipment and facilities, functional specifications and operations and establishes safety requirements for assigned systems.
• Independently analyzes and recommends safety criteria in system design, equipment and procedures to control or eliminate hazards.
• Develops safety documents as required to support customer and test/operational range requirements.
• Performs audits of operational areas and reports effectiveness of system safety program.
• Participates in accident investigations involving damage to products or related facilities and assists in identification of causes and corrective actions.
• Evaluates the interrelationship of system safety requirements and other aspects of concept design and development requirements to ensure the most cost-effective program.

Skills:

• HV system knowledge & ISO 26262 (Functional Safety).
• Knowledge all the parts BEV & PHEV HV system architecture.
• Knowledge of Design Validation (DV) and Production Validation (PV).
• Experience with full Safety Lifecycle from Hazard analysis and risk assessments through to safety validation.
• Ability to Lead safety analysis activities across interdisciplinary teams.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
• Hands on experience with safety verification testing and fault injection testing.

Education:

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics or related field.
  
• Additional certification in Functional safety.
  
• Functional Safety HV System experience.
  
• ASIL (Automotive Safety Integrity Level) assessments and FMEA (Failure Modes Effects and Diagnostic Analysis).
• Strong understanding of High Voltage Architectures (batteries, inverters, power distribution, charger, DCDC).

Additional Information: This role is INSIDE IR35 = Do not miss out on your chance of interview - APPLY NOW! Our Clients are unable to provide sponsorship for Tier 2 General Visas; therefore, only candidates eligible to work in the UK need apply! Caresoft Global Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency.
We are an independent highly-experienced recruitment consultancy dedicated to specialist markets within the Automotive, Aerospace, Agricultural & Construction Industries. No terminology within this advert is intended to unlawfully discriminate on the grounds of age, sex, race or disability and we welcome all applications.