Safety Engineer

BAE Systems Australia; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems Australia is seeking a Safety Engineer to join the Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) Acquisition team. You will lead safety engineering activities across Safety In Design, System Safety and Product Safety, identifying hazards, assessing risks and implementing mitigations.

Reporting to the JORN Product Safety Manager, you will develop artefacts such as safety case reports and hazard analyses, support delivery teams, and liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure

Qualifications

• Knowledge of safety engineering standards.
• Ability to develop and review hazard analyses and safety artefacts.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and update safety artefacts (safety program plans, hazard analyses, safety case reports).
• Support delivery teams with safety engineering solutions and guidance.
• Act as technical advisor on safety activities and liaise with stakeholders.
• Identify, review and assess hazard reports and engineering changes for safety impacts.
• Develop and maintain product safety risk assessments.

Skills

Safety engineering

Hazard analysis

Systems engineering

Stakeholder communication

Education

Engineering qualification

Job description

BIS STRATEGIC SURVEILLANCE

Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) Acquisition

SA-Edinburgh Parks or VIC-Melbourne Central Office Only

Referral fee value: $3000

Purpose of Job

Reporting to the JORN Product Safety Manager, you will undertake safety engineering (Safety In Design/System Safety/Product Safety) activities including the management of hazards: identification, assessment and mitigation of hazards.

Principal Accountabilities

• Develop and update safety engineering artefacts including system safety program plans, hazard analysis reports, hazard logs and safety case reports to ensure risks are reduced
• Support other product delivery teams with the delivery of safety engineering solutions and provide recommendations for using safety engineering methodology
• Act as point of contact and provide technical advice on safety engineering activities, collaborating effectively and build good relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Participate in the identification, preparation and review of problem reports, variances (waivers and deviations) and engineering changes to assess potential safety impacts
• Undertake the development and maintenance of product safety risk assessments
• Seek and share good practice and knowledge to continuously improve safety engineering practices

Key criteria

• Safety engineering experience or engineering/manufacturing experience with knowledge of safety engineering
• A relevant engineering or manufacturing/trade qualification
• Knowledge of the engineering systems development lifecycle, and an understanding/awareness of safety engineering standards
• Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to develop effective relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders
• Good problem solving skills and the ability to produce effective technical reports
• Defence security clearance or eligibility to obtain

Employees are also encouraged to refer others for this vacancy – refer to: Employee Referral Scheme for further information on eligibility and instructions on how to use our online referral portal. Whilst referrals are encouraged for this vacancy, suitable internal applicants will always be given first preference and consideration.