Systems Engineering and Safey Assurance Engineer

Frazer-Nash Consultancy; South Australia; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Paid parental leave

Income protection

Corporate rewards

Career development opportunities

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in Australia is looking for a Systems Engineering and Safety Assurance Engineer. In this role, you will identify and minimize technical risks while ensuring design and safety compliance across significant projects. The ideal candidate must hold an Engineering or Science degree and possess skills in systems engineering and client engagement. You will benefit from competitive salary, professional development opportunities, and a supportive workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Experience within regulated industries/frameworks (Defence, transport, nuclear, pharmaceuticals) is desirable.
• Knowledge and experience in systems engineering is desirable.
• Experience in system safety and assurance is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Identify and minimise technical risks to projects throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead Verification and Validation efforts across the project.
• Engage with project leadership and stakeholders to ensure technical compliance.

Skills

Australian Citizenship or security clearance

Excellent communications

Client management/stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor of Engineering / Science Degree

Tools

DOORS

MBSE tools

Job description

Systems Engineering and Safety Assurance Engineer

At Frazer-Nash Consultancy we help organisations deliver innovative engineering and technology solutions to make lives safe, secure, sustainable, and affordable.

With over 1000 employees across nine UK and four Australian locations, our professionals develop, enhance, and protect our clients’ critical assets, systems, and processes.

We offer diverse career paths and a collaborative culture that shape the future of secure, mobile, and sustainable engineering.

The Opportunity

Frazer-Nash Consultancy invites professional engineers of any technical discipline to a dynamic environment where you apply expertise across sectors and broaden experience.

Projects we are working on

• Providing systems and safety engineering expertise for nationally significant Defence projects.
• Delivering systems engineering and safety assurance support for transport and infrastructure projects in Perth, Sydney, and Melbourne.
• Digitising systems engineering processes to enhance productivity and efficiency.
• Implementing machine learning and big data analytics to optimise the management of critical infrastructure.

Your Responsibilities

• Identifying and minimising technical risks to projects using proven Systems Engineering and Assurance approaches throughout the project lifecycle, from concept to commissioning.
• Leading Verification and Validation efforts program across the project, ensuring user needs are captured and met through design and related activities.
• Engagement and close coordination with project leadership and stakeholders, including Design, Construction, Software, Environmental, and Sustainability subject matter experts, to ensure technical compliance and support safety case submissions.
• Facilitating workshops to identify risks and controls to enhance Systems Safety, RAM, Human Factors implementation in design and delivery.
• Generation of technical management plans, systems architecture, configuration and change management processes, and supporting integration and interfacing with external projects and stakeholders.

Qualifications & Skills

• Australian Citizenship and/or eligible to obtain an Australian Defence security clearance (essential).
• Bachelor of Engineering / Science Degree.
• Experience within regulated industries / frameworks, for example Defence, transport, nuclear, pharmaceuticals (desirable).
• Systems engineering knowledge and experience (desirable).
• System safety and assurance experience (desirable).
• Professional body membership, for example Engineers Australia, INCOSE / SESA (highly regarded).
• Experienced in the application of systems engineering tools, for example DOORS, MBSE tools (highly regarded).
• Excellent communications, client management/stakeholder engagement (highly regarded).

Benefits

Our approach to investing in our people will offer you structured mentorship tailored to your professional development needs. You will learn and grow with people dedicated to helping you succeed, and we are committed to supporting your work-life balance and flexible working.

Career satisfaction and reward for ongoing commitment are what you can expect working at Frazer-Nash Consultancy. We want to help you grow your career by providing you with the best opportunities for training and development.

We provide our people with an excellent benefits package that comprises:

• A workplace culture certified as a “Great Place To Work”.
• Competitive salary (including annual reviews).
• Support in attaining professional membership.
• Paid parental leave.
• Income protection.
• Corporate rewards.
• Salary packaging/Novated leasing.
• Employee stock purchase plans.
• Flu shots, skin checks and discounted private health insurance.
• Career development: Online learning, professional development and career pathways.

Please note, visa application and financial relocation assistance will be provided to the successful candidates if required.

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Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time