Systems Safety Engineer

Systems Safety Engineer

Location : Adelaide, South Australia

Employment Type : Permanent

Are you an experienced Systems Safety Engineer looking to make an impact within Australia's defence industry?

Kinexus is partnering with multiple specialist defence primes who are actively engaged in long-standing, prominent naval programs for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and aerospace programs for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), ensuring the safety and reliability of future maritime and air platforms and systems.

This is a permanent opportunity, and the position offers flexibility while allowing you to make a meaningful contribution to Defence and national security.

The Role : Develop and implement system safety frameworks in accordance with Defence standardsConduct functional hazard analysis, risk assessments, safety case development, and safety assurance activities.Perform Failure Mode, Effects & Criticality Analysis (FMECA)Support design safety reviews, compliance assessments, and independent safety auditsWork closely with engineers to ensure human factors, software safety, and reliability engineering principles are integratedWork closely with Defence stakeholders and program managers to ensure mission-critical safety complianceExperience Required : Bachelor of Engineering within Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics or similarActive NV1 (or higher) Security Clearance - MandatoryStrong background in Systems Safety Engineering, Systems Engineering lifecycle, Reliability Engineering and any related tooling / processes.Exposure to Defence projects, ideally within the Maritime / Naval space.Experience with hazard logs, FMECA, FHA, PSSA / SSA, and safety case developmentExperience working alongside Human Factors, both ergonomic and Human Machine Interface (HMI).Familiarity with relevant Defence safety standards.Strong stakeholder engagement, communications and technical leadership skillsGood technical, analytical and problem-solving skills.If you think you match the above criteria, please apply in Word or PDF format only.

Kinexus is the leading supplier for recruitment solutions to the Australian Defence Industry bringing intelligent connections and ideas together to better our sovereign nations capabilities in the field, at sea or in the air.

All applications should include your resume as a word document. For more information, visit our website, or contact Lewis Landau on . #LI-LL1

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