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What is an Air Safety Engineer? Air Safety Engineer is the job title given to a Safety Engineer working within the aerospace industry and with expertise in aircraft safety and aviation. Often Air Safety Engineers are involved with military engineering because of the overlap between the aviation and military sectors. It is recognised that the experience and skills of Air Safety Engineers are in many ways transferrable with the skills of Safety Engineers from other related sectors. Roles & Responsibilities of an Air Safety Engineer An Air Safety Engineer may work individually or as part of a team and be responsible for the research and reporting of safety issues pertaining to any aspect of aircraft engineering. Air Safety Engineers are expected to use initiative and innovation when providing solutions to customer's problems, drawing on sector best practice and their own experience.
Depending on the seniority of an Air Safety Engineer, it is often desirable for them to have project management skills and the ability to build sustainable relationships with customers in an account management capability. Typical Requirements Typical Air Safety Engineering jobs require the following experience and qualifications:
• A university degree in an Engineering/Technical Discipline or equivalent
• Experience of working within Defence, Aerospace or other relevant safety related sectors
• Chartered Engineer, or working towards Chartership
• Knowledge of a number of relevant sector standards
• Experience in the application of Safety Legislation & Standards and the ability to clearly and concisely explain the implications of customer's activities
• Experience of conducting Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment of aircraft or aircraft systems
• Experience of managing Safety programmes and implementing Safety Management Systems
• Experience in the creation and maintenance of Safety Cases and Safety Case Reports
• Knowledge of certain software tools is normally desirable. The Ideal Air Safety Engineer Aside from professional excellence, the ideal Air Safety Engineer would be dynamic, approachable and someone who embraces challenges when working as part of a team or alone. They would take responsibility for their own work and manage their own time. They would need to be proactive and have the necessary business acumen to support those who work around them. What is good about the Role? Working as an Air Safety Engineer is a varied, interesting and challenging role. There are fantastic opportunities within Air Safety Engineering to progress professionally and there are a number of opportunities to work with major engineering institutions. Who is good for the Role? Professionals who should consider an opportunity as an Air Safety Engineer are those who have good experience in a relevant sector and position, are ambitious, thrive in challenging situations and are diligent even when working under pressure. There are a number of sectors similar or related to aircraft engineering that contain professionals who would be well suited to a role as an Air Safety Engineer. Safety Engineers from the military, maritime and aerospace sectors are particularly likely to possess skills that are transferrable to a position as an Air Safety Engineer. Air Safety Engineers Needed Atkins Global - one of the world's leading engineering and design consultancies - are looking for Air Safety Engineers to fill top vacancies. Work is varied with Atkins. There will be opportunities to work outside of air and in the C4ISTAR, Land and Maritime domains. As a multi-disciplinary consultancy, Atkins has a large resource pool of knowledge and skill to call upon for help in developing innovative ideas. Working with the Director-level operating centres in the MoD, developing good practice guidance for delivery teams and performing consistently at a very high level, this is a fantastic, exciting opportunity to work as an Air Safety Engineer. Interested?
Atkins Global are one of the world's leading engineering and design consultancies... and they're looking for Air Safety Engineers to fill top vacancies! Read more at http://goo.gl/G4nM2
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