Functional Safety Specialist

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In Hengelo, The Netherlands, Thales develops advanced radar and combat management systems. The System Engineering department is responsible for the design of new products and for managing software and hardware development. Within this department, specialists from the system safety/product HSE engineering team are involved in all development projects, from bid phase until system delivery. Our safety team currently consists of 18 specialists.

About the job

Safety engineering is an important and integral part of the design process of our high-end products and systems-of-systems. Our safety specialists are part of the engineering teams and their contribution is essential since they perform safety analyses and collect evidence regarding safety for our end users, maintenance staff, Thales staff and environment during the system’s operational life.

Being a functional safety specialist, you will be focusing on the functional behavior of the mission system and its subsystems. We are talking here about complex combat systems on naval ships where many of the safety relevant functions have been implemented by software or are in some way closely related to software.

Our customers often have explicit requirements regarding functional safety, like the expected safety level or the international standards to adhere to. By performing functional hazard analyses, you will identify safety relevant system parts, derive and allocate safety requirements, maintain a hazard log, assemble the safety case and support the implementation teams in making the right design choices.

You will interact with system architects, safety specialists, system engineers and others who are system safety stakeholders in the organization. You will be in contact with your engineering colleagues very closely and will support them in understanding safety engineering, what it means for them and what their contribution is.

In this position you will:

·       Set-up a safety management plan for your scope of activities;

·       Analyze, assess and allocate customer and system safety requirements;

·       Perform hazard analyses, manage safety issues, and maintain a hazard log;

·       Support the engineering teams in understanding safety;

·       Report, advise and decide on integral safety issues and safety strategies in the project;

·       Collect safety evidence and build the safety case.

What you’ll bring     

We are looking for a new colleague who

·       Has a relevant master or polytechnic engineering degree;

·       Has at least 5 years’ experience as a technical safety specialist in a complex product engineering context within the Defence industry

·       Is experienced in applying techniques HAZID, HAZOP, FMEA, FTA, FHA and especially in functional safety engineering in safety critical software solutions;

·       Has knowledge of and experience in applying safety standards like IEC 61508, MIL-STD-882, JSSSEH, ISO 26262, and/or EN 50126/50128/50129.

·       Is familiar with system engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, software engineering and system/software verification principles;

·       (preferred) Is a certified functional safety expert, like TÜV-certified functional safety engineer, or functional safety certified professional, or functional safety expert;

·       Has the ability to see the big picture, and is also capable to do a deep dive;

·       Has well-developed analytical and conceptual skills;

·       Has good communication skills in fluent English and Dutch to effectively interact with engineers and architects (German is a plus).

Wherever your passion lies, Thales can help you make the best use of your skills and creativity. As a contractor at Thales, you can expect to experience:

• An interesting job within a team of experts in an international high-tech environment.

• Room for and attention to personal development and personal initiative.

• The opportunity to grow within the organization, whether in a technical, managerial, commercial or international capacity.

• A flexible work environment with a focus on maintaining a good work-life balance.

Thales offers untold opportunities to take part in fascinating projects and overcome ambitious human and technological challenges. As a contractor, you’ll be part of a community of experts bringing together innovations from the bottom of the oceans to the depths of space and cyberspace. Collaborating to find solutions to the biggest challenges in the most difficult conditions.

Drawing on a diversity of expertise, perspectives and cultures, we are able to provide the best possible solutions to our customers. Together, we can harness the extraordinary power of technology to build a future we can all trust.

Randstad, as the EMEA Thales talent acquisition partner, is responsible for finding and contracting talent for the contingent roles at Thales. If you are selected for a role you will be engaged or employed by one of the Randstad recruitment companies in EMEA and will not be an employee of Thales.

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