Senior System Engineer (Safety) (2 years contract)

Job Description:

• Provide systems engineering support (safety) for the assessment and management of system and product safety.
• Work with programme managers, chief engineers, designers and subject matter experts to develop, allocate and verify safety requirements throughout the system lifecycle.
• Support safety assessments for emerging technologies, including autonomous systems, AI-enabled systems, robotics and other complex engineering products, where applicable.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary stakeholders to address safety considerations throughout the system and product lifecycle.
• Develop System Safety Programme Plan (SSPP), Trial Safety Assessment Report (TSAR), Milestone Safety Assessment Report, In-Service Safety Assessment Report (SAR), Packaging, Handling, Storage, Transportation Safety Assessment Report (PHST SAR). Assessment will include software safety and AI safety, where applicable.
• Perform system safety tasks such as Preliminary Hazard List (PHL), Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), System Hazard Analysis (SHA), Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SSHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Safety Critical Items/Characteristics Identification, Safety Requirements Identification, Development, Allocation and Verification activities, particularly for company products
• Analyze various types of engineering systems to identify hazards, assess risks and recommend control measures to eliminate or reduce mishap risks.
• Track and manage hazards throughout the system and product development lifecycle, ensuring closure of safety actions and verification of risk control measures.
• Evaluate Engineering Change Requests to assess impact on safety.
• Support Non-Conformance Material Requests to evaluate impact on safety.
• Support standardisation and enhancement of processes and methodologies for system safety.

Job Requirements:

• Degree preferably in Systems, Mechatronics, Mechanical, Electronics, Aerospace or related Engineering disciplines.
• Relevant engineering experience in system design, product development, systems engineering, testing, reliability, safety engineering or related disciplines.
• Good communication and technical writing skills.
• Able to interact well in diverse team environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to understand complex engineering systems.
• Meticulous, self-motivated and able to learn and apply new knowledge within a short period of time.
• Proficient in Microsoft M365.
• Familiarity with the following will be an added advantage:

• • Systems Engineering, Software Safety, AI Safety and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Hazard Analysis techniques such as Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) or similar methodologies
  • System and product design & development processes
  • Defence and aerospace standards e.g. MIL-STD-1316 and MIL-STD-882
  • Safety Assessment Report (SAR) and Safety Case development