Product Safety Management Engineer

Date Posted:  Country:
United Kingdom

Location:

Harlow, Essex Position Role Type:
Remote

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.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Safety professional to work as part of the Systems and Product Integrity (S&PI) team supporting a broad range of Raytheon Products. The role will report to the Head of Product Safety Management System. The S&PI Team sits within the engineering function and supports mission areas across the company. The role will support the Head of Product Safety Management System in the implementation of a centralised Raytheon UK wide Product Safety Management System (PSMS) over the next 18 months.

You will work with multiple stakeholders across multiple product areas driving a positive Product Safety Culture. You will support the production of PSMS strategy, produce policy, write processes and produce manuals to support the PSMS and regulatory approvals. You support the RUK Occurrence Reporting system and maintain oversight of the reports and actions. You will continually improve the PSMS, ensuring its effectiveness.

Skills and Experience

• Previously worked within a Safety team and regulatory framework
• Experience of working in a highly regulated industry (Defence, Aviation, Nuclear, Building etc)
• Experience of working within Defence Programmes
• Risk Management experience in a Safety context
• Stakeholder Management
• Understanding of Safety Culture and supporting implementation
• Proficient in MS office
• Experience in implementing new software systems

Desirable

• Member of a recognised professional body
• Previous auditor experience in a quality role
• Experience of working with defence and industry regulators
• Trained investigator

Responsibilities

• Deputise for Head of Product Safety Management System
• Creation, maintenance and continual improvement of the PSMS strategy, policy, processes, procedures and manual(s).
• Manage Stakeholders (internal and external) that interface with the PSMS.
• Oversight of Product Safety Risk Management activities within the scope of the PSMS and promoting RUK’s positive and engaged Product Safety Culture.
• Standing member of all Business Area Product Safety risk reviews. Providing specialist advice, collective knowledge and lessons learnt.
• Supporting the Occurrence Reporting system and being a key member in leading ORMs to ensure risks are identified and suitable containment and preventive actions are determined
• Undertake safety investigations looking into contributory and causal factors of occurrences.
• Produce Product Safety promotion materials.
• Provide advice and support to business areas during Safety Risk Management activities, monitoring safety risk registers and Safety Risk Management Systems to identify and advise where circumstances may have changed and risks may no longer be ALARP or Tolerable.
• Be a key member of the Product Safety Action Group (PSAG) developing essential inputs and driving actions to continually improve the PSMS.
• Be a key member of the Product Safety…