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Simon Di Nucci – Principal Safety Consultant
BEng, MSc, CPEng, FIE(Aust), NER, Cert CMi, CISSP
Key Skills
- Implementing System and Software Safety in Agile programs,
- Safety in Air, Maritime, Land & EW/C4I domains,
- Teaching System Safety Engineering,
- Implementing Australian Work Health & Safety,
- Seaworthiness (Navy Operation Effectiveness, Safety & Environmental Protection),
- Business Development and Bidding,
- Engineering Management,
- Software Engineering, and
- Cybersecurity Management & Engineering.
Qualifications
MSc in Safety Critical Systems Engineering (SCSE), University of York
BEng (Hons) in Aerospace Systems Engineering, University of Southampton
Certificate of Management, Chartered Management Institute.
Certified Information Systems Security Professional
Membership of Professional Institutions:
Chartered Engineer & Fellow, Engineers Australia
National Engineering Register
Professional Training
Principles of Systems Engineering
Ship Safety Management Office (SSMO) Ship Safety Management Course
Market Sectors: Defence, Aerospace, Cybersecurity, Nuclear
Profile
Since 2012, he has worked in Australia, and before that he worked on major UK, US, and European programs in different regulatory risk frameworks. Simon’s experience includes work on aviation (fast jets, large aircraft, helicopters, ISTAR/EW platforms), submarines, surface vessels, rail, Air Traffic Management, air battle management systems and systems-of-systems.
His wide experience of projects varies from the small, through to some of the largest multi-national defence programs ever undertaken. Simon has more than 20 years’ experience in managing and advising organizations on safety-and-software-related engineering. Simon has been a Chartered Engineer since 1997 and has presented to international conferences in Australia, the US, UK and Canada on seaworthiness, system safety, ship-air integration, and software support. He has designed several safety and airworthiness courses and taught thousands of students.
Work Experience
Career Roles and Responsibilities
| System Safety Consultant Austal Landing Craft Heavy (LC-H) | Jan 26 – present Key Responsibilities: Technical Safety Lead for the Procurement System Safety Program for LC-H: Rewriting the System Safety Program Plan; Conducting System Requirements and Preliminary Hazard Identification & Analyses (SRHA and PHI&A); Writing the Safety Case Report; Leading O&SHA workshops; and Planning and supervising System, Operating & Support, and Zone/Compartment Hazard Analyses. Leidos Sea Archer USV | Sep 25 – Dec 25 Safety assessment of prototype, experimental USV: Using EMSA Risk-Based Assessment Tool (RBAT); and Certification to DNV Autonomous and Remotely Operated Ships (AROS) framework. Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation | Mar 25 – Aug 25 Key Responsibilities: Periodic Safety & Security Review of Nuclear Medicine Facility: In accordance with ARPANSA guidance; Conducting Safety Factor 6, Deterministic Safety Assessment.Intermediate Liquid Waste Capacity Increase Procurement Program: Review and screening of HAZOP results (1,000+ pages); Level Of Protection Analysis for radiological safety. Actinide Suite Laboratory – Quantitative Risk Analysis of legacy research facility. System Safety Discipline Lead Raytheon Australia | Jan 22 – Feb 25 Key Responsibilities: Lead system safety engineer for Raytheon Australia (1,500 staff)Curating the system safety process guidanceRecruiting and competency assessment of safety engineersCreating & providing training to staffFor major programs: Leading safety teams Setting up System Safety Programs & Management SystemsConducting hazard analyses & creating safety casesMajor programs: SEA5011 Maritime EW System of SystemsAIR6500-1 Joint Air Battle Management SystemMobile Threat Training Emitter SystemSpace Surveillance TelescopeLAND 555-6 FLEWS. Contributing to major bids and creating bid estimates. |
| Frazer-Nash Consultancy | Jan 12 – Dec 21 Key Responsibilities: Business development – aerospace and submarines campaignsSystem Safety Engineering for major programs: Setting up System Safety Programs & Management SystemsConducting hazard analyses & creating safety casesMajor Programs: Collins Life of Type Extension cybersecurity and Integrated Ship Control, Management & Monitoring System safetySEA 1180 Offshore Patrol Vessel, SEA1000 Future Submarine Program (FSP) SCADA systems for explosives & countermeasures productionCybersecurity of rail management systemSafety and Human Factors assessment of Long-Range Air Traffic Flow Management system for Airservices AustraliaPuma HC2 helicopter upgradeAlso, FSP System Integration Laboratory assessment, safety course creation and delivery. |
| Principal Safety Consultant QinetiQ Safety Aviation Team | May 06 – Dec 11 Key Responsibilities: Member of business development team, bringing in $24M of repeat and new business, personally achieving $3M of orders in final year System Safety Engineering for major programs: Setting up System Safety Programs & Management SystemsConducting hazard analyses & creating safety casesMajor Programs: Ship Approach and Recovery AidsFast jets – Tornado, Harrier II, Typhoon, and F-35 JSFISTAR platforms – R1 Sentinel (ASTOR), Nimrod MRA4 & RC-135Chinook and Puma HC3Safety/airworthiness course development and presentation:Presenter: UK MoD Safety Management & Safety Tools & Techniques coursesLed course development for EuroFighter Typhoon, R1 Sentinel (ASTOR) system, BAES Harrier II, and Duty Holder Air Safety for UK Military Aviation Authority. |
| Engineering Manager, UK Royal Air Force | Sep 1986 – July 2006 Key Responsibilities: Senior engineering Authority and Delegation holder on EuroFighter Typhoon; during introduction to service Software Support Consultancy Team Leader, Software and Systems Specialist Officer on EuroFighter Typhoon; Junior engineering manager on Software Integration Laboratory for Tornado F3; Junior engineering manager on Tornado GR1 Squadron; Junior engineering manager on Ground Equipment Bay |
Summary of Experience
- SEA5011 Maritime EW System of Systems,
- AIR6500-1 Joint Air Battle Management System,
- Mobile Threat Training Emitter System,
- Space Surveillance Telescope,
- Collins Life of Type Extension cybersecurity and Integrated Ship Control, Management & Monitoring System safety,
- SEA 1180 Offshore Patrol Vessel,
- SEA1000 Future Submarine (FSM) Program:
- Developed the Program response to the Defence Seaworthiness Management System initiative, and
- Part of the team conducting the Competitive Evaluation Program (CEP) on the French, German, and Japanese design submissions, including review of the design, Integrated Logistic Support, risk management and program management elements.
- Safety of SCADA systems for explosives and countermeasures production,
- Cybersecurity of rail management system; and
- Safety and Human Factors assessment of Long-Range Air Traffic Flow Management system for Airservices Australia
Systems and Software Safety in Multiple Regulatory/Risk Frameworks
- Development of the safety strategy, SFARP process/statements and the Safety Case Report for multiple systems, and
- Wrote the Operating Safety Case report for the Ship Approach and Recovery Aids, including an aircraft carrier and aircraft, including human factors/workload analysis and ship/air integration into the System of Systems.
Airworthiness and Aircraft Safety
- Fast jets, including Tornado, Harrier, Typhoon, and the F-35 JSF,
- ISTAR platforms including R1 Sentinel (ASTOR), Nimrod MRA4 and RC-135 Rivet Joint,
- Chinook and Puma HC3,
- Typhoon Engineering Authority and LOD holder:
- Managed engineering, logistic support, and airworthiness on a major safety-critical aircraft system, sustaining air operations and bringing needed modifications into service, and
- UK delegation leader to international meetings, managing Systems Integration and Software issues for the Typhoon PT.
Combat aircraft operational engineering officer authorised to defer maintenance and accept defects to clear aircraft for flight. Unit Certifying Officer for the Aircraft Nuclear Weapon Armament Electrical Installation. Qualified Weapon Loading Supervisor for tactical nuclear weapons.
Tools and Techniques
- Safety Management Systems & Plans,
- Goal Structuring Notation,
- Safety Cases & Reports,
- Functional and Physical hazard identification and analysis,
- Safety Integrity Level (SIL) allocation & assessment,
- Software-intensive systems,
- Software safety engineering,
- Cause (e.g. FTA) & consequence (e.g. ETA) analyses,
- HAZOP and CHAZOP,
- SFARP/ALARP & tolerability evaluation and Cost Benefit Analysis,
- Qualitative risk assessment & loss models,
- Independent safety audit & assessment,
- Hazard logs and tools,
- Support Analysis for Software,
- Integrated Logistic Support Manager,
- Reliability Centred Maintenance Analysis,
- ISO 9000:2000 TickIT Lead Auditor,
- Cyber Security for acquisition/CISSP, and
- Functional Safety Practitioner.
Teaching & Course Development
- Teaching 9,000+ students online (2019 – present),
- Course development & presentation: Safety Case Development & Review (2020),
- Presenter: UK MoD Safety Management & Safety Tools & Techniques courses (2006-2010),
- Led course development & presentation: Safety Airworthiness & Environmental Management for:
- EuroFighter Typhoon (2006-2011),
- R1 Sentinel (ASTOR) system, (2007-2011), and
- BAES Harrier II (2009-2010).
- Led Training Needs Analysis, course development & presentation: Duty Holder Air Safety for UK Military Aviation Authority (2010), and
- Led course development & presentation: RAF Software Introduction to Service (2001-2003).
Employment History
March 2024 – Present Director, The Safety Artisan
January 2022 – March 2024 System Safety Discipline Lead, Raytheon Australia
January 2012 – December 2021 Senior Consultant, Frazer-Nash Consultancy
May 2006 – January 2012 Principal Safety Consultant, QinetiQ Safety Aviation Team
August 2003 – April 2006 Engineering (Airworthiness) Authority, Typhoon Project Team
October 2000 – August 2003 Software Support Consultancy Team Leader
September 1996 – August 1999 Systems and Software Specialist Manager, Typhoon Field Team
February 1994 – August 1996 Support Manager, Tornado Software Maintenance Team
August 1992 – January 1994 Engineering Operations Manager, 27/12 Squadron
October 1990 – February 1992 Engineering Manager, Ground Support Equipment
Publications
“Risk Based Marine Certification,” 5th Submarine Science, Technology and Engineering Conference (SubSTEC5), November 2019.
“Aircraft Software Certification Strategy,” Aircraft Airworthiness and Sustainment Conference, Brisbane, July 2015.
“Weapon Effects Modelling for Safety Applications,” H. Gordon-Wright, S. Di Nucci*, G. Anderson, A. Keddie, and A Kwong* (*presenters), PARARI, Canberra, 2013.
“Integrated Munition Health Management (IMHM),” on behalf of Dr Steven Wagstaff, PARARI, Canberra, 2013.
“Assuring the Safety of Future Submarines,” Submarine Institute of Australia’s 2nd Technology Conference Science, Technology & Engineering, Adelaide SA, 2013.
“Assuring Operational Systems – a Safety Case Study,” presented to the Systems Software Technology Conference, Salt Lake City, 2008.
“Software Supportability in the Royal Air Force,” Major Willis Jacobs & Flight Lieutenant Simon Di Nucci, Canadian Department of National Defence Software Conference, Ottawa, Feb 2002.
“Software Safety and Supportability Analysis,” Simon Di Nucci, University of York, Sep 2000.
“Airborne Collision Avoidance Systems, Past, Present and Future,” S. Di Nucci, University of Southampton, May 1989.
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