Safety Case Engineer (Mechanical) - Nuclear Defence

3 Months ago • 2-4 Years • Manufacturing

Job Summary

Job Description

Assystem is seeking a Safety Case Engineer with a mechanical engineering background to join its Defence team in Glasgow. The successful candidate will review existing safety case documentation, assess mechanical systems design substantiation/analysis/assessment studies, and recommend any necessary improvements to meet modern standards. This role involves working in a multi-discipline environment and collaborating with clients and other company departments. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2-4 years of experience in a mechanical engineering role, a good understanding of mechanical theory and problem-solving techniques, and knowledge of health and safety legislation. Experience in the nuclear or similar regulated industry is preferred, as well as the ability to obtain and maintain full UK security clearance.
Must have:
  • Minimum 2-4 years of mechanical engineering experience
  • Experience in mechanical engineering using British and International standards
  • Good understanding of mechanical theory
  • Knowledge of health and safety legislation
  • Good communication skills
  • Proven ability to work as part of a team
  • Nuclear or similar regulated industry experience
  • British National with eligibility for UK security clearance
Good to have:
  • Chartered Mechanical Engineer
  • Broad ranging mechanical understanding/experience
  • EPC project experience within nuclear/defence industries
  • Demonstrable ability to develop good working relationships with clients
  • Understanding of requirements of numerical analysis software

Job Details

Company Description

Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world.

Every day, our 6,500 switchers located in 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Pacific Asia & Africa) connect their six thousand billion neurons to tackle the task of the century: switching to low-carbon energy.
We are a collective committed to the actors who are making the energy switch. Sharing our knowledge, expertise and values allows us to innovate and think differently about the energy transition.

To ensure a viable, efficient, and reliable energy future for all.

Corporate Risk Associates has been an Assystem owned business since 2020. We are established as one of the UK's largest integrated Risk, Safety and Human Factors consultancies, renowned for 1st class delivery of quality services to the Critical National Infrastructure in the UK and overseas.
We have a long history of helping current nuclear operations and new build projects manage their safety and risk in the civil and defence nuclear sectors. This provides opportunities for varied project work for our staff.

Job Description

Safety Case Engineer (Mechanical background)

Defence, Glasgow

We are looking to recruit high calibre staff to work within our safety case team in Glasgow. The successful candidate will get the opportunity to either develop or further enhance safety case practices in the nuclear and defence industries.  
We require Safety Case Engineers with a mechanical engineering bias who have experience of or are looking to work in the nuclear/defence industries. If successful, you will become part of a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects and international opportunities.

Primary Job Responsibilities
 
Working as part of our Defence team in Glasgow, you will be involved in reviewing existing safety case documentation, assessing mechanical systems design substantiation / analysis / assessment studies in a multi-discipline environment. The team will determine if this satisfies the criteria imposed and recommend (and after gaining approval, undertake) any work where the substantiation does not meet modern standards.

The team includes a wealth of safety case experience and sharing of knowledge and learning of new skills is actively encouraged.

Our projects involve reviewing and assessing a broad range of mechanical systems and equipment to resist hazards such as seismic, dropped loads and impacts, vibrating machinery, mechanical handling, explosions, extreme environmental loading etc.  This requires an understanding of engineering principles and the considered application of numerical analysis techniques.  There will be the opportunity to develop an understanding of how relevant systems and equipment performance contribute to the critical safety function of nuclear facilities.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Working as part of an inter discipline team for delivery of safety case documentation
  • Technical quality and excellence of project deliverables
  • Developing good working relationships with clients and other company departments
  • Adherence to business and quality management systems
  • Operational and design safety, contributing to the development of a world leading safety culture
  • Contributing to team development

 

Profile

Here’s What you'll need:

Essential:

  • “Can do” attitude with a drive for self development
  • Minimum 2-4 years post degree experience in a mechanical gradate or junior engineering position
  • Experience in mechanical engineering using British and International standards
  • Good understanding of mechanical theory, with a basic understanding of problem solving techniques and where to apply them
  • Good knowledge of health and safety legislation
  • Communication - Good verbal, written and report writing skills
  • Proven ability to work as part of a team
  • Nuclear or similar regulated industry experience
  • British National with eligibility to obtain and maintain full UK security clearance (SC)

Desirable:

  • Working towards Chartered Mechanical Engineer
  • Broad ranging mechanical understanding / experience
  • EPC project experience within the nuclear / defence industries.
  • Demonstrable ability of developing good working relationships with clients
  • Understanding of requirements of numerical analysis software 

Additional Information

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

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