functional safety engineer / senior functional safety engineer

About Us

Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchrotron; a huge scientific facility which accelerates electrons to near light speeds, to produce a light 10 billion times brighter than the Sun. Our scientists use the light to study a vast range of subject matter, from new medicines and treatments for disease to innovative engineering and cutting-edge technology.
Diamond is one of the most advanced scientific facilities in the world, and its pioneering capabilities and talented staff are helping to keep the UK at the forefront of scientific research.

About the Role

We now have a new opportunity for a highly skilled and experienced Safety Systems Engineer to carry out the full life cycle of delivery of a high integrity personnel safety system to protect people from the radiation hazards produced from the Diamond synchrotron. This will be from initial selection of suitable hardware, conceptual design, detailed design, commissioning and acceptance, then ongoing support.
You will also provide creative, innovative and adaptive expert input to the specification and design of new beamline personnel safety systems.

Diamond is planning a major upgrade of the facility, known as Diamond-II, which will generate an even more brilliant light source at a higher energy. This role will play a significant part in contributing to the upgrade.

This opportunity is as either a Safety Systems Engineer or Senior Safety Systems Engineer depending on the strength of applicant’s skills, experience and qualifications. Depending upon the appointment level, further responsibilities will include some or all of the following:

Investigate replacement Safety system solutions for new Beamlines for Diamond-II;
Lead the specification of safety logic to ensure protection from the radiation hazards.
Apply technical know-how on active safety systems to ensure that the developed systems meet the goals of required safety integrity level.
Manage stakeholders through all stages of the project Safety Systems life cycle; including Engineers, Scientists and Directors on requirements, project progress, and correctness of operation of Personnel Safety Systems.
Undertake statistical analysis of the installed Personnel Safety System to verify its integrity level and functional correctness.
Project manage work-packages related to Personnel Safety System by external suppliers including preparation of tenders and service level agreements.
Line management for contractors to support Personnel Safety System design, installation, commissioning & periodic testing.
Training of engineers and designers in understanding and meeting the safety requirements for applications that include Lasers and Robots and selection of suitable safety solutions, design and maintenance schedules that produce systems that satisfy relevant standards.
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