Job at a glance
This is an excellent opportunity to join the Safety and Reliability Engineering Department as we build our team, our processes and our capabilities to respond to current and future product design and assurance needs that embrace rapid development and digital transformation. A vacancy is available for a Maritime Safety Group Lead to manage the delivery of safety engineering outputs across multiple Weapon System projects.
You will be responsible for developing approximately 10 safety engineers with varying levels of experience to ensure project deliveries are achieved on-time, on-cost and on-quality. Supported by other Group Leads, Technical Experts and a Maritime Safety Technical Specialist this role requires a strong systems safety certification background to diversify, challenge, and complement the existing team structure.
Working within a matrix organisation structure, you will be accountable to the Weapon System Chief Systems Engineer of each project and the Department Head of Safety and Reliability. The Role Within the Maritime Safety Group Lead team and independently, your role will involve liaising with design engineers, project controllers, customers and other stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery of high-quality Hazard Analyses, Safety Case Reports and other safety engineering outputs, including your own.
Approximately 50% of the role is people management and function improvement. You will play a crucial role in re-shaping department delivery of a safety engineering capability. The remaining 50% will be your own technical safety output. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer to exploit their leadership skills to influence the safety aspects of technically sophisticated and exciting products using a range of techniques and approaches.
By understanding the system and its operating context, you will decide what type of evidence will most cost-effectively show that the identified hazards have been mitigated to the customer's satisfaction. This role is about balancing time and cost constraints to ensure that a convincing safety case, comprising appropriate evidence, is constructed., Employees receive 25 days of paid annual leave per calendar year, in addition to all statutory and public holidays.
After 5, 10 and 15 years of service, an additional day of annual leave is added to your allowance at each of these milestones. You can also enjoy more time off by purchasing up to an additional five days holiday through payroll., We trust our people to agree, within their teams, where and when they can be most effective. Our Dynamic Working policies allow individuals great levels of flexibility around the hours they work and where they work.
Depending on your role and function, this may include options for paid overtime, dynamic leave (time in lieu) and more., Our MBDA Retirement Savings Plan is a 'Defined Contribution' plan in the Mercer Master Trust. The standard contributions are 4% of an employee's base salary and 6% employer contributions. You can increase both employee and employer contributions by up to 2%. Financial Awareness - Employees have access to free financial webinars hosted throughout the year, along with access to a financial education website which provides plenty of useful hints, tips and guidance on managing financial wellness.
Share Incentive Plan - Acquire shares in our UK Shareholder, BAE Systems PLC, the scheme is tax efficient on shares purchased. Mortgage Advice - As part of our financial wellbeing initiative employees can access free of charge mortgage advice and webinars. Season Ticket Loan - Employees can borrow the value of public transport season ticket for bus or train journeys to and from work and spread the cost over 12 months.
Critical Illness - To help reduce the financial impact after being diagnosed with a critical illness, employees receive a tax-free lump sum payment that can be used for any purpose including covering medical expenses, adjustments to lifestyle and more., Employe