Head of Safety and Certification

Date Posted:  Country:
United Kingdom

Location:

Harlow, Essex Position Role Type:
Hybrid

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The Head of Safety and Certification is an engineering leadership position responsible for leading a team of System Safety, Certification and Environmental specialists working across the portfolio of Raytheon UK’s products and services. You will be the System Safety, Product Safety and Environmental discipline lead, providing expert guidance to the team and programmes. The role ensures that products and services are designed, developed and delivered in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements, industry standards and company policies.

Responsibilities will include:

• Maintain the System Safety policies and procedures in line with relevant standards, legislation and RTX/Raytheon policy.
• Manage the System Safety resources to meet the requirements of the businesses and to cost and schedule.
• Oversee functional assurance activities and the allocation of integrity levels.
• Lead and provide guidance in System Safety workshops and assessments.
• Review and approval of System Safety documentation.

• Maintain the Product Safety procedures in line with relevant standards and legislation.
• Engage with Product Safety Managers and Product Safety Advisors to support the needs of the business.
• Work with Heads of Engineering to ensure Product Safety resource is available.
• Review and approval of Product Safety documentation.

• Review and approval of certification documentation (Certification Plans, Declarations of Design and Performance, Certificates of Design, etc).
• Maintain Certification policies and procedures in line with relevant standards and legislation.
• Ensure company records are kept up to date, including certification documentation and approved signatories.
• Manage the Certification resources to meet the requirements of the business.
• Support Certification Board activities.

• Maintain environmental policies and procedures in line with relevant standards and legislation.
• Manage the environmental specialist resources to provide timely specialist advice to the programmes.
• Lead and provide guidance in environmental workshops and assessments.
• Review and approval of environmental documentation.

• Champion adherence to engineering best practice and carry out audits and reviews as appropriate.
• Engage with relevant forums and initiatives to maintain an awareness of domain developments and best practice.
• Conduct audits of safety and environmental programmes and support external audits as required.
• Lead technical input into bids and proposals, identifying risks, opportunities and execution strategies.
• Represent Raytheon UK as a senior technical authority with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.

• Degree in Engineering, Physics or other relevant subject.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards Chartership.
• Track record of developing safety and…