Software Safety Engineer

Aversan; Brampton; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Aversan Inc. in Brampton, ON is seeking a Software Safety Engineer to join our safety-critical engineering team. You will develop and analyze software safety requirements for complex electromechanical systems used in aerospace, defence, and space projects.

The role focuses on safety/hazard assessments, software criticality analyses, and collaboration with design, systems engineering, and software groups to ensure safety is embedded in the design and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Software, Computer, or Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Strong software safety experience in a safety-critical development environment.
• Ability to communicate with and work alongside multiple engineering disciplines to develop safety requirements.
• A strong aptitude for continuous improvement.
• Excellent verbal, written communication, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Performing safety/hazard assessments and analyses on projects involving complex electromechanical systems with a significant software component.
• Performing software criticality analysis
• Developing product software safety requirements to meet customer and mission requirements
• Performing trade-off studies to ensure the requirements are the right requirements
• Working with design, systems engineering and software groups to ensure that safety-related inputs are incorporated into the design.
• Analyzing safety-critical software documentation and source code for safety
• Analyzing reused software for safety
• Defend safety decisions to internal and external customers
• Ensure safety requirements are met in design phase
• Contribute to System Safety Analysis Reports
• Present safety designs at safety review panels

Skills

Software safety

Safety analysis

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software/Computer/Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

Aversan Inc. ( www.aversan.com ) is a trusted multi-service engineering and electronics manufacturing company. Aversan delivers leading-edge and reliable safety-critical electronics and software systems to the aerospace, defence, and space industries.

We are currently seeking a qualified Software Safety Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for product safety requirements and analysis.

Location: Brampton, ON
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Responsibilities

• Performing safety/hazard assessments and analyses on projects involving complex electromechanical systems with a significant software component.
• Performing software criticality analysis
• Developing product software safety requirements to meet customer and mission requirements
• Performing trade-off studies to ensure the requirements are the right requirements
• Working with design, systems engineering and software groups to ensure that safety-related inputs are incorporated into the design.
• Analyzing safety-critical software documentation and source code for safety
• Analyzing reused software for safety
• Defend safety decisions to internal and external customers
• Ensure safety requirements are met in design phase
• Contribute to System Safety Analysis Reports
• Present safety designs at safety review panels

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Software, Computer, or Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science
• Strong software safety experience in a safety-critical development environment
• Ability to communicate with and work alongside multiple engineering disciplines to develop safety requirements
• A strong aptitude for continuous improvement.
• Excellent verbal, written communication, and presentation skills.

Compensation: $120,000 – $135,000 CAD (annual salary)
The base salary or rate offered to an applicant within this range is determined by considering several factors, including the individual's geographic location, skills, competencies, and unique qualifications. This ensures compensation is fair and aligned with the specific requirements and attributes of each candidate.

Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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