Safety Engineer – Land Capability
Construction, Engineering & Trades · Civil & Industrial Engineering · Structural Engineering
In short
Saab Australia is seeking an experienced Safety Engineer to lead system safety activities for Land Capability projects, ensuring compliance with Defence, Saab, and legislative safety requirements. This role involves managing safety risks, conducting hazard analysis, developing safety cases, and defining safety controls throughout the capability lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain system safety plans, processes, frameworks and workflows.
- Examine system safety requirements and assist in development, design and integration activities ensuring compliance with contractual, regulatory and technical requirements.
- Lead functional and physical hazard analysis, including Preliminary Hazard Lists, Preliminary Hazard Analyses and System Hazard Analyses.
- Conduct safety assessments for design changes, engineering changes and System Problem Reports (SPRs).
- Develop and maintain Safety Assessment Reports and Safety Cases to support system acceptance and operation.
- Define, manage and maintain safety requirements, mitigating controls, verification and traceability.
- Participate in system safety working groups and provide clear reporting on safety risks and issues.
- Support broader Systems Engineering activities across the development and in-service support lifecycle.
- Work with engineering and project teams to ensure safety risks are effectively identified, mitigated and managed.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience across the systems engineering lifecycle, with strong capability in system safety.
- Experience developing and managing hazard analyses, safety assessments and safety cases.
- Ability to apply systems engineering and safety principles to complex Defence capabilities.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills.
- The ability to work collaboratively with engineering teams, project management and Defence customers.
- Australian Defence Security Clearance – NV1 is required.
- Ability to access and work with ITAR-controlled information.
Desired Qualifications
- This is an opportunity to make a direct contribution to the safety, acceptance and operational readiness of advanced Land capability, working alongside experienced engineering teams and Defence stakeholders.
Benefits
- Generous salary
- A range of outstanding benefits
- An inclusive working environment
- 6 weeks paid leave each year
- 14% Superannuation
- Free Income Protection Insurance
- Flexible working options
- Access to the Saab shares matching scheme
- Access to MySaab; our online store offering everything from cash back at hundreds of stores to discounts from exclusive partners
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Company
Saab
Job Posted
3 weeks ago
Expires
in 2 days
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
On Site
Experience Level
Mid-Senior
Locations
Melbourne, Australia
Adelaide, Australia
Brisbane, Australia
Canberra, Australia
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