Senior System Safety & Assurance Lead

Electro Optic Systems; Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Electro Optic Systems is seeking a senior professional to lead product safety and engineering assurance. You will govern safety frameworks, drive hazard analyses and maintain safety cases across EOS products and programs.

The role requires coordinating with customers, regulators and internal teams to ensure evidence-based safety acceptance. You will mentor practitioners, manage risk reporting and ensure lifecycle governance while maintaining alignment with Defence safety standards and industry

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in systems, safety, mechanical, electrical, electronics, software or another relevant engineering discipline.
• Substantial experience in system safety, product safety or engineering assurance for complex, mission-critical or safety-critical systems.
• Demonstrated experience leading safety programs, assurance activities or multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of Defence safety frameworks and risk/quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Establish, implement and continuously improve product safety and assurance frameworks.
• Plan and lead hazard identification and safety analyses across lifecycle.
• Own hazard logs, safety requirements and assurance evidence with end-to-end traceability.
• Develop safety cases and assurance arguments for safe design, integration, operation and disposal.
• Coordinate independent reviews, audits and assurance assessments and report risks to leadership.
• Coach engineers and leaders in safety thinking and evidence preparation.

Skills

Safety leadership

Hazard analysis

Safety cases

Stakeholder management

Systems engineering

Configuration management

Regulatory knowledge

Audits and reviews

Clear communication

Security clearance

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Electro Optic Systems is seeking a senior professional to lead product safety and engineering assurance. You will govern safety frameworks, drive hazard analyses and maintain safety cases across EOS products and programs.

The role requires coordinating with customers, regulators and internal teams to ensure evidence-based safety acceptance. You will mentor practitioners, manage risk reporting and ensure lifecycle governance while maintaining alignment with Defence safety standards and industry