System Safety Engineer Naval Shipbuilding

Middle Point; Altenesch; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Middle Point in Lower Saxony seeks a System Safety Engineer to verify safety requirements in a complex naval shipbuilding project. You will assess safety of technical solutions, document compliance evidence, and support handover procedures with engineering and QA teams.

German language skills at C1 level or above are essential for this role. The position involves collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, compliant ship systems throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Degree in Naval Architecture, Mechanical Engineering or Safety Engineering.
• Experience in shipbuilding or naval engineering projects is required.
• Strong knowledge of safety standards, risk assessment and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Verify compliance with safety requirements during design and integration of ship systems.
• Assess technical solutions for operational safety, accessibility, and safe operation.
• Review safety standards, clearances and ergonomic requirements.
• Document safety deviations and follow up on corrective actions.
• Prepare and compile safety documentation and evidence of compliance.
• Collaborate with engineering, QA and other project stakeholders.
• Support preparation of technical acceptance procedures and handover.

Skills

Technical safety knowledge

Risk assessment

Documentation review

German/English language

Education

Naval Architecture

Mechanical Engineering

Safety Engineering

Job description

For a complex naval shipbuilding project in Lower Saxony, Germany, we are looking for a System Safety Engineer to verify and ensure compliance with technical safety requirements in shipbuilding. In this role, you will assess technical solutions from a safety perspective, identify potential deviations, and ensure that all required safety documentation and evidence of compliance are complete. You will work closely with engineering teams and other project stakeholders, supporting the preparation of technical acceptance procedures and final handover.

German language skills at C1 level or above are essential for this role.

Tasks

• Verifying compliance with safety-related requirements during the design and integration of technical ship systems
• Assessing technical solutions in terms of operational safety, accessibility, and safe operation
• Reviewing compliance with relevant safety standards, including required safety clearances and ergonomic requirements
• Identifying and documenting safety-related deviations and following up on necessary corrective actions
• Preparing, reviewing, and compiling technical safety documentation and evidence of compliance
• Collaborating closely with engineering, quality assurance, and other project stakeholders
• Supporting the preparation of technical acceptance procedures and the handover of safety-related documentation

Job requirements

• A completed degree in Naval Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Safety Engineering, or a comparable technical discipline
• Professional experience in technical engineering within the shipbuilding industry, ideally in naval shipbuilding
• Knowledge of technical safety, safety requirements, and risk assessment
• Good understanding of technical systems and relevant safety standards and regulations
• Experience reviewing technical documentation and preparing safety compliance evidence
• Structured, analytical, and detail-oriented approach, with a strong sense of responsibility
• Strong German and good English language skills

Conditions

Depending on your professional background and personal circumstances, this position offers an attractive compensation and benefits package. We would be happy to discuss the details with you in a personal conversation.