Naval Product Safety Engineer - Systems & Compliance

Irving Shipbuilding; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Irving Shipbuilding seeks a Safety/Systems Engineering professional to support the Product Safety and Environmental Program for Canada's River-class Destroyer projects. You will engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance across propulsion, sensors, and combat systems while advancing verification, validation, and risk management activities.

The role requires an engineering degree, strong analytical abilities, and a commitment to safety culture; in-office presence is

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to review technical information and communicate findings effectively.
• Excellent organizational, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Interest in safety engineering, systems engineering, risk management, or environmental compliance.

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of the Product Safety and Environmental Program.
• Participate in hazard identification, risk assessments, and safety analyses.
• Coordinate and support Product Safety and Environmental meetings.
• Review vendor documentation and technical deliverables for compliance.
• Assess engineering changes and identify potential safety, environmental, and project impacts.
• Monitor evolving safety and environmental legislation, regulations, and standards.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable regulatory and environmental requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Promote a strong safety culture and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Engineering degree

Analytical skills

Communication of findings

Organizational skills

Interest in safety/environmental

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Irving Shipbuilding seeks a Safety/Systems Engineering professional to support the Product Safety and Environmental Program for Canada's River-class Destroyer projects. You will engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance across propulsion, sensors, and combat systems while advancing verification, validation, and risk management activities.

The role requires an engineering degree, strong analytical abilities, and a commitment to safety culture; in-office presence is