Spektrum Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
Safety Engineer
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Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.
Who We Are Supporting
The NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) is responsible for providing secure and effective communications and information technology (IT) services to NATO's member countries and its partners. The agency was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
The NCIA provides a wide range of services, including:
* Cyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO's communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.
* Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO's military commanders to plan and execute operations.
* Satellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces.
* Electronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO's mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks.
* Information Management: The NCIA manages NATO's information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers.
Overall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO's communication and information technology capabilities.
The program
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATO’s principal C3 capability deliverer and CIS service provider. It provides, maintains and defends the NATO enterprise-wide information technology infrastructure to enable Allies to consult together under Article IV, and, when required, stand together in the face of attack under Article V.
To provide these critical services, in the modern evolving dynamic environment the NCI Agency needs to build and maintain a high performance-engaged workforce. The NCI Agency workforce strategically consists of three major categories: NATO International Civilians (NIC's), Military (Mil), and Interim Workforce Consultants (IWC's). The IWCs are a critical part of the overall NCI Agency workforce and make up approximately 15 percent of the total workforce.
Role Background
As a capability provider, the NCI Agency is obliged to deliver systems that meet the legal safety requirements of the Nations by ensuring that they are procured, designed, implemented, and maintained to be tolerably safe to operate. This obligation covers the entire system’s life cycle and scope and requires continuous effort to reach and maintain the accepted safety targets.
Nations tasked NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) Air Command and Control (AirC2) Centre to perform a safety assessment of MASE, ASIM, ALF-SFP, ALF-L1, NISP, CSI, L16@29K and ACCS. These decisions are recorded in the Programme Of Work and Memorandum of Working Arrangements.
To show full safety compliance against the applicable safety standard (i.e. IEC 61508 version 2.0, DS 00-55 issue 2 dated 1st August 1997, MIL-882 Rev E) the safety assessments shall be reviewed by a certification body. In the absence of a NATO Certification Body, an Independent Safety Auditor is required to perform the review and counter sign.
It is critical to have an Independent Safety Auditor review and counter sign the software safety assessment to fully comply with the clauses of the relevant safety standard for the identified safety objectives and to perform the safety audits against the processes defined in the Quality and Safety Management Systems.
Role Duties And Responsibilities
Independent Safety Auditor will be responsible for:
* Confirming the specified safety objectives (targets and requirements) are appropriate for the project/product and compliant with established, policies and processes (e.g. EUROCONTROL SAM, MIL-882, IEC 61508, DS 00-55).
* Validating that project safety objectives are unambiguously defined, testable and adequately covered in the engineering, verification & validation and test activities of a project.
* Reviewing the Software Safety Assessment / Safety Case produced by the AirC2 Safety Engineer to verify and validate compliance with the defined safety related plans, requirements, standards, and legal regulations.
* Recording the result of review and providing recommendations for corrective, preventive and improvement measures to the Safety Engineer and to the Project Manager.
* Independently audit the AirC2 Centre processes against the IEC 61508 and DS 00-55 and produce an audit report.
* Maintain a high-level of competence in System Safety Engineering and Human Factors and related best practices.
Essential Skills And Experience
* Recent practical experience of contributing, developing or maintaining safety analyses in the field of system and/or software safety, preferably within large-scale distributed software intensive systems.
* Practical experience in the field of system architecture, design or software development or maintenance preferably on safety critical system or software.
* Knowledge of Safety Engineering Theory (e.g. IEC61508, Mil-Std 882, UK Def Std 00-55, UK Def Std 00-56, ESARR, EUROCONTROL SAM, ED-153, DO-178, etc.), and of NATO policies and standards for Quality i.e. ISO 9001 or CMMI.
* Experience and knowledge in the field of occupational hazards related to equipment installation and hazards associated with operating and support tasks;
* Knowledge of Air Operations;
* Knowledge of risk management principles;
* Knowledge of testing principles;
* Professional certifications in the area of Functional Safety, Health & Safety, System/Software Development, Lead Auditor Qualifications.
Desirable Skills And Experience
* Mathematical / statistical analysis methods and techniques, reinforced by theoretical knowledge;
* Training or professional certifications in the area of Testing; Knowledge of AirC2 Systems.
* Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements.
* Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, including ACO and ACT.
Education
* A Master’s degree at a nationally recognized/certified university in a related discipline and 5 years’ post related experience; Or a Bachelor’s degree at a nationally recognized/certified university in a related discipline and 8 years’ post related experience.
Language Proficiency
* Business English.
Working Policy
* Remote.
Travel
* Some travel to other NATO sites may be required.
Security Clearance
* Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance.
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