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
• 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

Specific Skills/Tasks – 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

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