12-09-2009 | EXPIRA LA 18-09-2009
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Responsible for creating Product/System Safety Cases according to the CENELEC (EN) Standards, which include planning of RAMS, performing RAMS activities and analysis and writing the respective Safety Reports and Safety Cases
- Consults with development to define the safety concept of products/systems
- Defines safety requirements by evaluating & defining railway operational hazards that could be caused by the signalling system
- Evaluates the safety of designs and design changes for both hardware and software by reviewing technical specifications, designs & engineering change control documentation.
- Verifies the safety of both hardware and software products and the system to be put into service
- Identifies & evaluates safety problems, suggests design alternatives where appropriate to enhance safety, based on knowledge of design feasibility & the safety requirements.
- Applies and further develops the existing RAMS strategies.
- Examines products / systems from an overall safety point of view for identifying hazardous faults. Provides evaluations & recommendations with respect to safety in formal design reviews.
- Defines safety conditions and restrictions: Safety related application conditions (SAC)
Operational restriction, Maintenance rules
- Participates as member of crisis management group to analyse possible hazards and participates in decision making related to measures to be taken based on risk analysis.
Education:
University degree in transportation, automation, electrical engineering, computer sciences or physics
Required technical competencies:
- 2-3 years in technical projects development related to safety critical or security systems
- 1-2 years experience in rail signalling or safety systems development or testing
- Able to analyse and to understand complex systems, activity chains and operational concepts
Preferred technical competencies:
- Knowledge of railway systems
- Knowledge of European railways standards and norms (CENELEC, M¿8004)
- Knowledge of reliability and safety analysis techniques.
- MS-office programs
Personal competencies
- Well organized, Accurate, Efficient, Proactive
- Communicative, Team worker
Languages:
- Excellent command of the English language, both written and oral
- German is a plus
- Professional development in multinational environment, training opportunities, attractive salary, medical care, restaurant tickets, sports programs, housing loans etc
THALES CORPORATION is a global leader in critical information systems serving defense, aerospace and security markets. The company’s civil and military businesses develop in parallel to serve a single objective: the security of people, property and nations. We mark our presence in 50 countries with more than 68 000 employees.
The new Security Solutions & Services Division, operational since 5 January 2007, combines the businesses of THALES’s former Security and Services divisions with those of Alcatel-Lucent’s Transport Systems Division and Integration & Services Division. The new division makes THALES a world leader in transport and security markets. Our security solutions and services activities around the world now generate revenues of about 3.2 billion euros, with a 20,000 employees in 35 countries.
THALES Rail Signalling Solutions is a strategic part of the Security Solutions & Services Division and it is a worldwide leader in vital railway applications. THALES is positioned as a signalling specialist and shapes the signalling industry with worldwide leading positions: ETCS, Electronic Interlocking and Communications-Based Train Control solutions.
