Systems Safety Engineer

globalhr; City of Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Raytheon Australia is seeking a System Safety Engineer to join our safety capability assurance program supporting ADATS across in-service and modernization work.

You will own safety cases, lead hazard identification and risk assessment, and ensure conformity with defence standards across multiple sites. This role involves collaborating with diverse teams to develop and review safety documentation and contribute to safety governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering degree.
• System Safety qualification(s).
• Experience in hazard identification and analysis including Preliminary Hazard Analysis, Health Hazard Analysis, and System Hazard Analysis.
• Proven expertise in developing and reviewing safety cases for complex systems.
• Strong understanding of Defence/military safety standards and Australian safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the safety cases for ADATS systems across sustainment, life extension, obsolescence and modernisation work.
• Lead hazard identification, risk assessment and safety analysis across legacy equipment and new design changes.
• Review and evaluate the safety impact of design changes, ensuring traceability and compliance with defence standards and DASR requirements.
• Facilitate program system safety working groups and represent Raytheon at safety governance forums.
• Develop and maintain critical safety documentation including hazard logs, safety cases, and safety data sheets.
• Provide safety expertise during design reviews, installation planning, and transition activities across multiple Defence sites.
• Liaise with the Commonwealth and airworthiness authorities on safety related matters.

Skills

System Safety

Hazard analysis

Safety integration

Defence standards

Education

Bachelor of Engineering

Tools

DOORS

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-01

Country: Australia

Location: AU-QLD-CANNON HILL-101 ~ 101 Southgate Ave ~ SOUTHGATE

Position Role Type: Hybrid

• Support Australia’s Defence mission
• Enable the Australian Defence Force to execute missions effectively
• Connect with diverse teams to solve real world problems

Your mission starts here at Raytheon Australia! Right now, we are seeking a bright and energised System Safety Engineer.

Raytheon Australia, a trusted partner in Australia's Defence capabilities for over 20 years, sustains and modernises the Australian Defence Air Traffic System (ADATS), which provides military and civilian air traffic control capabilities for the RAAF.

We are seeking a System Safety Engineer to join our team, working across a safety capability assurance program that keeps these essential systems available today and modernises them for the future.

As the program System Safety Engineer, you will provide system safety expertise across all ADATS engineering activities undertaken by the program. You will cover both in-service legacy systems and modernisation work such as the replacement of obsolete air traffic control subsystems.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the safety cases for ADATS systems across sustainment, life extension, obsolescence and modernisation work
• Lead hazard identification, risk assessment and safety analysis on both legacy equipment and new design changes, ensuring comprehensive risk management across all project phases
• Review and evaluate the safety impact of design changes, maintaining traceability and compliance with defence standards and DASR regulatory requirements
• Facilitate program system safety working groups and represent Raytheon at safety governance forums.
• Develop and maintain critical safety documentation including hazard logs, safety cases, and safety data sheets.
• Provide safety expertise during design reviews, installation planning, and transition activities across multiple Defence sites.
• Liaise with the Commonwealth and airworthiness authorities on safety related matters

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering degree
• System Safety qualification(s)
• Demonstrated experience in hazard identification and analysis including Preliminary Hazard Analysis, Health Hazard Analysis, and System Hazard Analysis
• Proven expertise in developing and reviewing safety cases for complex systems
• Strong understanding of Defence/military safety standards and Australian safety legislation

Desirable:

• Experience with air traffic management systems or aviation safety.
• Familiarity with DASR, particularly the ANSP requirements
• Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) and/or Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) qualification(s).
• Familiarity with systems engineering tools such as DOORS

Successful candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Baseline Security clearance as needed. Eligibility can be found at https://www.agsva.gov.au/applicants/eligibility-suitability

In return, we will support you with access to best practice tools, systems and processes while continually investing in your growth by providing tailored learning and development opportunities.

This is your opportunity to join the brightest minds in the nation working for the mission on leading-edge technology to deliver Australia’s most significant defence capabilities.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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