Safety Engineering Specialist / Engineer

Specialist or Engineer or Contractor, Safety Engineering

Location: London, Canada
Date Posted: Sep 26, 2023
Requisition ID: 1621
Job Category: Engineering
Career Level: P54 - Specialist
Remote Work Options: Hybrid
Clearance Type: Secret

Job Description

Description

At General Dynamics Land Systems we put our Customers at the centre of everything we do. Our commitment to protect and enable the people who serve drives us to develop products and systems that give them a clear advantage for mission success. We are looking for passionate individuals to help us deliver innovative, unique solutions to our Customers.

Key Job Elements:

• Collaborate with design teams to eliminate operational & maintenance hazards, Occupational Health hazards, Hazardous Materials and Environmentally damaging material during vehicle design
• Conduct system safety assessment and surveillance of automotive subsystem during design and development
• Maintain and execute program system safety duties in accordance with MIL-STD-882, including Hazard Tracking Log, Functional Hazard Analyses (FHA), Preliminary Hazard List /Analysis (PHA/PHL), System Safety Assessments (SSA), etc.
• Evaluate customer requirements for ESOH and determine vehicle compliance
• Support System Engineering Department in the decomposition of customer safety requirements into subsystem level ESOH related requirements
• Plan and conduct, as required, ESOH testing (Noise Testing, Air Quality Testing) to determine compliance to contract and/or system specification requirements
• Generate, as required, product Safety, Occupational Health, Hazardous Materials and Environmental Impact reports to be submitted to the Customer

Required Qualifications:

• Degree in an ESOH discipline or equivalent (engineering, environmental, industrial hygiene, etc)
• Experienced in conducting MIL-STD-882 safety analyses
• Knowledge of Safety Engineering Principles, Design Standards and able to assess if concept designs are likely to achieve numerical safety targets
• Knowledge of automotive system design
• Advanced knowledge of international and local safety, occupational health and environmental standards (legislative and design)
• Demonstrated ability to work within a team environment with minimal supervision
• Strong communication, organization and prioritization skills
• Ability to travel (5% Cdn) and (5% US & International) and possess/be able to acquire and maintain a valid passport
• Must be able to meet Anthropometrical Size Requirements for confined space

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in System Safety in product design
• Experience in applying safety related Military Standards (i.e.: MIL-STD-882, MIL-HDBK-764) to product design
• Professional certification in safety (i.e.: CRSP, CHSC, CSP, ROHT, CIH or equivalent)
• Able to construct and update Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Event Tree Analyses (ETA)
• An understanding of Functional Safety and ISO 26262
• Familiarity with Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System (DOORS)

Work Environment

• Nature of Supervision: Medium (Some Self-directed work)
• Work Interruptions and Distractions: Minimal to medium
• Physical Environment: manufacturing/shop floor, some office
• Work Interruptions and Distractions: Minimal to medium

General Dynamics Land Systems–Canada is committed to providing a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for our employees. We welcome and encourage applications from women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Indigenous Persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or expression.

If you require an accommodation to assist you with any aspect of the hiring process, we will work with you to meet your needs. Contact londonHR@gdls.com if you need accommodation.

It is a requirement that General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada be registered with the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and that all of its workforce be security assessed. As such, successful applicants must meet all applicable security requirements, including, but not limited to, the ability to obtain and maintain a Canadian government security clearance to secret level.

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