Safety Assurance Manager

Location:

Crawley, United Kingdom Thales people architect solutions at the heart of the defence-security continuum. Interoperable and secure information and telecommunications systems for defence, security, and civil operators, are based upon innovative use of radio communications, networks, and cybersecurity. We are ground breaking new digital technologies such as 4G mobile communications, cryptography, cloud computing and big data for use in physical protection systems, and critical information systems.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you;

whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Safety Assurance Manager

Crawley or Reading (Minimum 3 days onsite)

Are you looking for your next challenge within Safety Assurance? Do you have an interest in working with cutting‑edge technology? Then look no further… )

The Safety Assurance Manager (SAM) role is critical to provide independent Product Safety Assurance of safety engineering activities for bids, projects, Self‑Funded Research & Development (SFRD) and products. The role sits within the Thales SIX (Secure Information and Communication Systems) Safety Engineering community, and is accountable to the SIX UK Technical Director (TD).

The role holder is responsible for the provision of the requisite expertise for the management and assurance of core business activities impacted by product safety related Legislation, Regulation, Governance and Standards. Including the continued development of Thales SIX Safety Governance solutions and ensuring the collection and dissemination of relevant data, the monitoring and measurement of performance and the communication of information and training to all management and staff.

The role holder will support the monitoring and measurement of performance against the SIX UK Safety Management System Integrated Plan, Eco‑design Management System, ATM Approved Organisation Scheme (AAOS) Exposition, Thales Safety and Eco‑design Governance, and relevant contractual requirements.

• Support the approval of (potential) suppliers through audit and review activities;
• Provide guidance on safety issues, methods, tools and techniques to their Business’s Project Safety Committee (PSC) and individuals;
• Ensure safety requirements are integrated into the products functional and technical descriptions;
• Participate in key bid, project, SFRD technical reviews within their Business;
• Ensure that safety engineering and compliance/conformance risks have been properly identified, assessed and managed within bids, projects and SFRD tasks (from the HSE Memo through to Disposal Plans);
• Review and approve project safety management plans and estimates for safety activities;
• Review and approve of key safety artefacts and deliverables including Declarations of Design Safety, Safety Cases, Assessments and Reports from projects and advising the Business on their completeness and correctness;

• Bachelor’s Degree (BEng, BSc) in a Numerate, Scientific or Engineering subject or Higher Education/equivalent training and experience. HNC/HND also acceptable with relevant experience in the technical areas indicated above.
• You will have significant experience within functional safety management together with knowledge of Defence Standards 00-055, 00-056 & 00-051.
• You will have significant experience in a senior technical role in complex systems development together with a good understanding of systems engineering, software engineering and functional safety together with the following:
  • Detailed knowledge of system…