Functional Safety Engineer

Functional Safety Engineer

In this role you will primarily undertake functional safety engineering activities under the direction/supervision of a Senior TS&R Engineer for conceptual & project engineering and feasibility studies within the subsea engineering sector.  

Responsibilities

• Participating in process HAZOPs and LOPAs.
• The identification of safety requirements for the development of Safety Requirement Specifications (SRSs).
• Working with Project and System Engineers to ensure SRS requirements are meet through design. Attendance and contribution to design review.
• The creation of Functional Safety Management Plans (FSMPs) in accordance with IEC 61511 / 61508 requirements.
• Able to perform the following tasks to ensure the required Safety Instrumented Function performance requirements are met:
  • Probability of Failure on Demand calculations,
  • Safety Failure Fractions calculations,
  • Hardware Fault Tolerance calculation,
  • Failure Mode Effects and Diagnostic Analysis.
• Defining specifications and assessing components used in design.
• Development of the following deliverables:
  • Safety Analysis Reports / SIL Verification Calculation,
  • Development of Safety Manuals,
  • SIL/None SIL Safety Instrumented Functions.
• Participation in Functional Safety Assessment (FSA) verification activities. 

Requirements

• Master's or bachelor's degree within a relevant field of engineering.
• Minimum 4 years of functional safety engineering experience across system, subsystem, and product design applications.
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in the implementation of IEC 61511 & IEC 61508.
• Past experience with HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, Fault Tree Analysis.
• Certified Functional Safety Engineer.
• Experienced in developing Inspection and Test Procedures.
• Experienced in SIS Installation & Commissioning.

Beneficial requirements (not essential)

• Knowledge and experience working with software and electrical hardware systems.
• Experience in using PHA-Pro, exSILentia software.
• Experience within the oil and gas sector.

Work environment

• Spends 40-60% of time in office environment 40%-60% Work from Home. 
• While in a workshop environment, may be exposed or be in proximity to possible shop hazards including high noise level, temperature extremes, welding, high-pressure equipment, chemicals, and shop traffic.
• Job likely to involve travel to Houston, Aberdeen ad Oslo.
• Frequent sitting and operating computer.
• Possible national and international travel by air, road and rail: Europe, Asia, Africa, S. America