CNS/ATM Safety Assurance Engineer

EGIS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; High Street; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Egis is seeking a CNS/ATM Safety Assurance Engineer to join its Air Traffic Management team in Singapore, supporting safety-critical aviation projects across the APAC region. You will provide independent safety engineering and assurance throughout the lifecycle, lead safety workshops, review supplier documents, and act as regional safety SME for bids and deployments.

The role requires five+ years in ATM/CNS safety and strong English, with opportunities to engage authorities, industry groups and

Qualifications

• At least five years of ATM/CNS safety engineering experience.
• Experience delivering safety activities for complex safety-critical systems.
• Proven ability to facilitate safety workshops and develop safety cases.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct safety management, system safety engineering and software safety assurance for CNS/ATM systems.
• Develop safety plans, safety strategies, safety cases and hazard logs across project lifecycles.
• Facilitate multidisciplinary safety workshops and document outcomes.
• Review safety documents and ensure traceability, evidence quality and closure of actions.
• Coordinate safety interfaces with engineering, operations, cybersecurity and QA teams.

Skills

System safety engineering

Safety assurance

Hazard analysis

Workshops facilitation

Safety governance

Client liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in systems engineering

Tools

Hazard-log tools

Safety analysis tools

Job description

Overall Purpose

We are looking for a CNS/ATM Safety Assurance Engineer to join our Air Traffic Management team in Singapore and support the delivery of safety-critical aviation projects across the Asia-Pacific region.

The role will primarily support Egis' consultancy assignments for the Civil Aviation Authorities in the Asia-Pacific region in relation to the implementation of new Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems, as well asassociated Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) systems. The successful candidate will provide independent safety engineering and assurance support throughout the systems lifecycle, from requirements and design through integration, transition, operational acceptance and subsequent change.

The position combines hands-on safety analysis, client-facing workshops facilitation, supplier documentation review and safety-case development. It will also act as a regional safety subject matter expert for Egis ATM projects and bids across APAC, including airspace design, ATM system replacement, air traffic control towers and centres, GBAS, integrated tower systems and other CNS/ATM critical changes.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct safety management, system safety engineering and software safety assurance activities for Civil Aviation Authorities CNS/ATM systems in accordance with local and regional requirements, ICAO provisions, recognized RTCA/EUROCAE guidance and international good practices.
• Develop, maintain and review safety plans, safety strategies, safety arguments, safety cases, hazard logs, assumptions, safety requirements, recommendations, compliance evidence and outstanding actions throughout the projects lifecycle.
• Plan, facilitate and document multidisciplinary safety workshops, including SCARS, HAZID, functional hazard assessment, preliminary system safety assessment and system safety assessment activities.
• Perform or review hazard identification and risk assessment activities using appropriate techniques, including functional failure analysis, FMEA/FMECA, fault tree analysis, common-mode analysis, bow-tie analysis and Goal Structuring Notation (GSN).
• Review supplier safety plans, analyses, hazard logs, software assurance evidence, safety case reports and supporting lifecycle documentation; identify gaps, inconsistencies, unsubstantiated claims and actions required for acceptance.
• Assess the adequacy, traceability and verification of safety objectives, safety requirements, mitigations and residual risks across system, subsystem, software, hardware, human, procedural and operational interfaces.
• Support Civil Aviation Authorities safety governance, System Safety Working Groups, reviews, audits, assurance gates, regulatory engagement and operational acceptance activities.
• Coordinate safety interfaces with systems engineering, operations, human factors, cybersecurity, quality assurance, software, hardware, integration, verification and validation, transition, training and maintenance teams.
• Provide safety-focused recommendations on operational technologies, resilient and safety-critical architectures, systems integration, network management, performance monitoring and ATM software development.
• Advise on emerging ATM concepts and data-centric operations, including FF-ICE, trajectory-based operations, SWIM and associated operational, technical and safety implications.
• Support Egis ATM projects across APAC as the regional safety specialist, adapting the safety approach to the system, operational environment, regulatory context and project lifecycle.
• Contribute to bids and business development by defining safety work packages, methodologies, assumptions, deliverables, effort estimates, risks and technical proposal content.
• Prepare clear, concise and defensible technical reports, presentations and client recommendations, and contribute to knowledge sharing and capability development within the APAC ATM team.

Education and Training

• Bachelor's degree or higher in systems engineering, safety engineering, software engineering, electronic engineering, computer science, aviation or another relevant discipline.
• Formal training or recognized professional development in system safety, safety assurance, aviation safety management or software assurance is strongly desirable.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English, with the ability to produce high-quality client-facing technical documentation and facilitate workshops.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365applications. Experience with requirements, hazard-log, modelling or safety-analysis tools is desirable.

Required Experience

• At least five years of relevant experience in ATM or CNS/ATM safety engineering, safety assurance, safety management or safety assessment in a comparable role.
• Demonstrable experience delivering safety activities for ANS equipment, ATM systems or other complex safety-critical systems, preferably for an ANSP, aviation authority, system supplier or specialist consultancy.
• Practical experience facilitating safety workshops and developing or reviewing hazard logs, safety requirements, safety arguments and safety cases.
• Experience applying safety assessment techniques such as HAZID, FHA, PSSA, SSA, FMEA/FMECA, FTA, common-cause or common-mode analysis and structured risk assessment.
• Experience reviewing supplier safety documentation and assessing compliance, traceability, evidence quality and closure of safety actions.
• Working knowledge of ATC operations and the lifecycle of ATM system acquisition, design, integration, verification, transition, commissioning, operation and change.
• Experience in software safety assurance for ground-based CNS/ATM systems, including assurance-level allocation and lifecycle evidence, is strongly desirable.
• Experience with voice communication systems, VHF, surveillance, navigation, GBAS, digital or integrated towers, ATM centres, airspace change or safety-critical ICT architectures is advantageous.
• Experience working directly with clients and multidisciplinary, multicultural project teams. Previous consultancy experience is desirable.

Standards and Industry Knowledge

• ICAO Annex 19 and ICAO Doc9859, together with relevant ICAO Annexes and PANS material applicable to ATM, CNS and air navigation services.
• EURO CONTROL Safety Assessment Methodology, including FHA, PSSA and SSA, and familiarity with ESARR 4 and ESARR 6 where relevant.
• RTCA DO-278A / EUROCAE ED-109Afor software integrity assurance in CNS/ATM ground systems, and EUROCAE ED-153for ANS software safety assurance.
• Goal Structuring Notation and structured safety argumentation, including familiarity with SCSC guidance.
• Awareness of related standards and guidance, where applicable, such as SAE ARP4761, RTCA DO-330, IEC 61508,ISO 31000 and systems-engineering lifecycle practices.
• Current awareness of ICAO APAC,CANSO and other APAC regional safety and ATM modernization initiatives, including FF-ICE, TBO, SWIM, digitalization, resilient architectures and evolving CNS capabilities.

Personal Qualities

• Credible and confident facilitator who can lead technical workshops, build consensus and challenge evidence constructively.
• Analytical and methodical, with strong attention to traceability, completeness, consistency and the quality of safety claims and supporting evidence.
• Able to translate complex technical and operational matters into clear safety arguments, practical recommendations and decision-ready advice.
• Independent and accountable, while working collaboratively with clients, suppliers and multidisciplinary teams.
• Organized and adaptable, able to manage competing priorities across project delivery, regional assignments and bid support.
• Commercially aware and comfortable operating in a professional services environment.
• Willing to travel within the APAC region when required.

Location and Employment

• The role is based in Singapore and is expected to work closely with Civil Aviation Authorities in the APAC region and project stakeholders.
• Applications will be assessed on skills, experience and suitability for the role.
• Remuneration will be discussed with shortlisted candidates and determined according to experience, qualifications and the overall profile.