Functional Safety Specialist

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In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

We are looking for a Functional Safety Specialist to join Akkodis team in Hengelo, the Netherlands.

About the team

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 your future 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.

The most important tasks of a Functional Safety Specialist;

• Set-up a safety management plan for your scope of activities;
• Analyse, 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.

We are looking for a person who

• Bachelor or higher work and thinking level in a technical direction;
• Has at least 5 years’ experience as a technical safety specialist, preferably in a complex product engineering context;
• 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;
• Has a functional safety certification, such as TÜV-certified functional safety engineer (preferred);
• 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 to effectively interact with engineers and architects;
• Has the ability to communicate clearly in English (Dutch and German are an advantage).

Akkodis is a global leader in the engineering and R&D consulting market - we bring digital and engineering solutions together, creating a smarter future for everyone. Akkodis' 50,000+ engineers and digital experts are spread among 30 global locations. xgiwjmb Our success (€4 billion annual revenue) is built upon extensive cross-industry experience of more than 38 years.

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Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Industries: Defense and Space Manufacturing and Space Research and Technology