Aviation Software Safety Engineer

Our client is a leading engineering & technology contractor working on some of the most exciting projects within UK defence and security. As a Senior Software Assurance Consultant you will be supporting software delivery across multiple projects as part of a team that provides Independent Technical Assessment of the software in safety critical/related aircraft systems. Day-to-day, you’ll be carrying out Independent Technical Evaluation on aircraft focusing on the safety of the software. Your responsibilities will include: * Populating software safety arguments under a goal structure establishing that a baseline exits for the software under review * Establishing that the software is targeted to be developed to a known software standard * Establishing that process has been followed and the software development and verification process is established and meeting the correct standards * Evaluating any changes down to the source code level which is written in SPARK Ada and the reviewing of the associated Spark Analysis * Providing assessment in a format suitable to the project and interface with business systems and safety subject matter experts. Essential experience of the Senior Software Assurance Consultant: * Strong knowledge of aircraft software development and of the recognised software development standards * Extensive experience of Safety Critical Software development and safety engineering concepts * Experience working as a Software Technical Assessor or extensive experience working as a software engineer in a Safety Critical environment. Essential qualifications for the Senior Software Assurance Consultant: * A Technical Degree (Computer Science, Maths, Engineering or equivalent) or relevant technical experience NB. Applicants must be eligible to obtain UK government security clearance