Senior Systems Safety Engineer

What's in it for you?

- Work on complex defence engineering programs that directly influence the safety and integrity of mission-critical products.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary specialists across Systems Engineering, Human Factors, RAM and E3 disciplines.
- Play a key role throughout the entire product development lifecycle, from design through to verification and validation.
- Be part of a highly skilled engineering environment where your technical expertise genuinely shapes outcomes.

Location: Queanbeyan or Symonston, ACT Employment Type and duration: Permanent

Take ownership of systems safety across complex engineering programs while working alongside some of Australia's leading technical specialists.

The Company

Our client is a highly regarded engineering and technology organisation delivering advanced capabilities within a complex and highly regulated setting. They are committed to developing innovative solutions while maintaining the highest standards of safety, integrity and engineering excellence.

The Role

Due to continued project growth, an opportunity exists for an experienced Systems Safety Engineer to join a collaborative engineering team supporting the development and delivery of complex products and systems.

You will be responsible for ensuring systems safety principles are embedded throughout the product lifecycle, supporting engineering reviews, verification and validation activities, configuration management and safety assurance documentation.

Working closely with a broad range of technical specialists and stakeholders,



you will contribute to critical design decisions while ensuring compliance with applicable governance, standards and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

- Conduct systems engineering and systems safety reviews throughout the product lifecycle.
- Support configuration control activities and program milestone reviews.
- Develop verification and validation plans and support requirements sign-off activities.
- Capture, analyse and document test and verification results.
- Engage with technical SMEs across Systems Engineering, Human Factors, RAM and Electromagnetic Environmental Effects disciplines.
- Develop and maintain systems safety engineering documentation and artefacts.
- Support safety assessments, engineering analyses and technical decision-making.
- Contribute to product design reviews and engineering governance activities.
- Ensure engineering solutions align with safety, integrity and compliance requirements.

Requirements

Essential

- Experience in Systems Safety Engineering within complex engineering environments.
- Strong understanding of systems engineering principles across the full development lifecycle.
- Experience developing verification and validation plans and supporting requirements management activities.
- Ability to develop technical engineering documentation and safety artefacts.




- Experience working within regulated environments with strong governance and compliance frameworks.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Highly Regarded

- Defence, aerospace or highly regulated industry experience.
- Experience working with Human Factors, RAM or E3 disciplines.
- Familiarity with product assurance, configuration management and program milestone reviews.
- Knowledge of safety standards and engineering governance frameworks.

Benefits

- Long-term career development opportunities.
- Exposure to complex, high-profile engineering programs.
- Collaborative and technically diverse team environment.
- Opportunity to work alongside recognised industry specialists.
- Stable onsite working arrangement in the Canberra region.

If you have what it takes to thrive in this role and want to know more, please reach out to Isha Khanna at [email protected]

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📌 Senior Systems Safety Engineer (Canberra)
🏢 Akkodis
📍 Canberra