System Safety Engineer

Aversan Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multi-service engineering firm in Toronto is seeking a qualified Systems Safety Engineer to ensure safety-critical systems meet standards. Responsibilities include conducting safety analyses, collaborating with design teams, and preparing reports. The ideal candidate has a degree in a related field and strong experience in systems safety engineering. This is a hybrid position offering a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in systems safety engineering.
• Experienced in conducting MIL-STD-882 safety analyses.
• Advanced knowledge of international and local safety, occupational health and environmental standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform System Safety and Hazard analyses during design.
• Prepare reports and Contract Data Requirements List as needed.
• Collaborate with design teams for hazard and risk assessments.

Skills

Systems safety engineering

Safety analysis techniques

Cross-functional collaboration

Advanced knowledge of safety standards

Education

University Degree or College Diploma in a related field

Tools

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)

Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA)

Job description

Systems Safety Engineer

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 Systems Safety Engineer to join our team.

Location: London, ON

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Responsibilities

• Performing System Safety, Health Hazard and Hazardous Materials analyses during system / subsystem design for the purpose of ensuring vehicle crew safety, as well as quantifying and reducing the system’s impact to the environment.
• Involved throughout the design process including requirements development, concept development, and final design development, presenting the results of these analyses and recommendations for improvements at internal and external design reviews.
• Preparing & providing a variety of reports / Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs) as required to support contract and testing requirements.
• Collaborate with design teams to conduct hazard and risk assessments related to System Safety, Software Safety, Occupational Health, Hazardous Materials and Environmentally damaging material during vehicle design and work to mitigate
• Use various safety analysis techniques to perform preliminary hazard assessments, such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA)
• Evaluate designs to compliance with relevant safety standards and regulations (e.g., ISO 26262, MIL-STD-882).
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including design, systems and project engineering to proactively address safety concerns.
• Evaluate customer requirements for Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health (ESOH) and determine vehicle compliance
• Create and manage Hazard Logs, Risk Registers, and conduct Hazard Tracking
• Support System Engineering Department in development of the System Specification Document ensuring safety, occupational health and hazardous materials requirements are captured
• Support defining software safety requirements, complete software safety analyses and support software safety testing conducted by the Software Team
• Support, as required, ESOH testing (Noise Testing, Air Quality Testing) to determine compliance to contract and / or system specification requirements
• Support, as required, Safety, Occupational Health, Hazardous Materials and Environmental Impact reports to be submitted to the Customer

Requirements

• University Degree or College Diploma in a related field, such as in an ESOH discipline or equivalent (engineering, environmental, industrial hygiene, etc)
• Strong experience in systems safety engineering.
• Experienced in conducting MIL-STD-882 safety analyses
• Knowledge of Safety Engineering Principles, Design Standards and able to assess if concept designs are likely to achieve numerical safety targets
• Advanced knowledge of international and local safety, occupational health and environmental standards