Sr. Product Safety Engineer

Duke; Halifax; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defense sector seeks a Safety Engineer in Halifax. The role involves managing product safety activities, conducting risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. With a focus on HazID processes and technical leadership, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding complex systems.

Benefits

Annual leave allowance

Paid sick leave

Dental insurance

Life insurance

RRSP company match up to 5%

Qualifications

• Knowledge and hands-on experience of HazID processes.
• Experience creating safety arguments for complex products.
• Solid communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Planning, executing, and reporting on product safety activities.
• Facilitating and providing expert guidance on HazID risk analysis.
• Managing hazard logs and safety information.

Skills

HazID processes

Communication

Problem-solving

Risk management

Safety case development

Education

Registered Professional Engineer

Tools

Microsoft Project

Signal Processing

Distributed Control Systems

Job description

The Product Safety team is a group of 40 practitioners deployed across a wide range of programmes. You might be working in a team on a large complex program or individually for one or many smaller programs. Accountability for the safety of the design solution rests with the Technical Authority. Your role is to support the Technical Authority in their decision making create a plan of activities that will ensure that by working within the Product safety management framework risks have been identified systematically and managed so far as is reasonably practicable. You will become exposed to a wide range of technical disciplines be able to follow technical argument and be able to influence the integrity of the final product.

Job Responsibilities :

• Planning executing and reporting on product safety activities.
• Facilitating and providing expert guidance on HazID risk analysis and risk management processes
• Defining safety arguments and contributing to the development of the safety case
• Managing hazard logs safety information and assurance evidence
• Conducting specific analyses to support risk assessments
• Taking ownership of product safety assessments for major subsystems or complex technologies

Required Skills :

• Knowledge and hands on experience of the HazID processes e.g Functional Failure Analysis hazard assessment and risk management
• Experience creating a safety argument for a complex product
• Solid communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to liaise with stakeholders at various levels alongside presentation and facilitation skills
• Registered Professional Engineer or actively working towards designation
• Knowledge of bow tie modelling processes
• Must have experience in the defence sector
• Must have naval ship experience.

Additional Skills :

• Experience in Engineering Management Leadership Project Management Risk Management Budget Management Commercial Awareness.

Benefits :

• annual leave allowance and paid sick leave
• dental
• life
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) company match of up to 5% of your annual salary.

Duke Marine Technical Services Canada Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive equitable and accessible work environment so our employees can perform their jobs well and reach their full potential. We encourage everyone to apply to our job postings including members of the four designated groups.

If you require accommodations for the recruitment / interview process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation) please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs. Duke encourages applications from all qualified candidates and we appreciate all responses.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

ADAS,System Design,Distributed Control Systems,Technical Writing,Systems Engineering,Requirements Management,OSHA,Sensors,Signal Processing,Microsoft Project,Budgeting,Programmable Logic Controllers

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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