Systems Safety Engineer

4AI Systems is building multi‑sensor artificial intelligence perception and advisory systems for the rail industry. Our technology is designed to improve rail vehicle performance and safety by harnessing sensor data and advanced analytics to provide real‑time operational insight ahead of the moving vehicle. Our systems are deployed across Australia and continue to expand as we grow.

As part of this growth, we are seeking an experienced Systems Safety Engineer to provide specialist software and system safety assurance across our projects. This role is critical to ensuring our systems meet functional safety requirements and support certification and regulatory approval activities in safety‑critical rail environments.

This is a permanent, full‑time role based in Warabrook, Newcastle NSW , reporting to the Chief Technology Officer.

The Role

The Systems Safety Engineer provides specialist safety assurance expertise across the system lifecycle, supporting engineering teams to deliver safe, compliant and certifiable solutions. You will work closely with software, hardware and project teams to assess safety impacts, contribute to hazard analyses, and develop robust safety documentation.

The daily activities of this role include:

- Providing software and system safety assurance support across 4AI Systems projects
- Evaluating Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Change Notices, Deficiency Reports, Mishaps, and Requests for Deviations or Waivers from a safety perspective
- Conducting Functional Hazard Analyses (FHA) for new or changed software functionality, including assessment of systematic and common mode failures
- Providing subject matter expert input into Sub‑System Hazard Analysis (SSHA), System Hazard Analysis (SHA), and Operating & Support Hazard Analysis (O&SHA;) activities
- Assessing safety impacts of software and system changes across operational and support contexts
- Conducting Functional Safety Assessments (FSA) and producing Safety Assurance Statements and Safety Assurance Reports
- Developing, reviewing, and maintaining safety documentation including safety plans, safety cases and safety reports
- Ensuring alignment between software certification baselines, supporting analyses, and the overall Safety Case Reviewing safety verification and validation activities, including safety testing, simulation and evidence generation
- Participating in internal and external safety audits and assessments
- Collaborating with engineering teams to ensure appropriate allocation and implementation of safety requirements
- Contributing to continuous improvement of organisational safety assurance practices

The successful candidate will have:

- Tertiary qualifications relevant to the role (engineering, mathematics, or a closely related discipline highly regarded)
- Demonstrated experience applying Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA) and other safety analysis techniques
- Strong understanding of functional safety lifecycles, safety integrity levels and assurance processes
- Experience working with recognised functional safety standards such as IEC 61508, EN 50126, EN 50129, EN 50716, or equivalent
- Foundational experience with safety analysis and risk mitigation techniques such as STPA, FMEA, and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving and attention to detail skills
- Well‑developed written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex safety concepts to technical and non‑technical stakeholders
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
- Strong time management skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
- Willingness to travel from time to time as required

Highly Regarded:

- Prior experience in rail, transport, defence, or other safety‑critical industries
- Exposure to software safety assurance and understanding of differing assurance levels based on software criticality
- Knowledge of Microsoft‑based environments and system security controls

Perks of being a 4AI Systems employee:

- Confidential Employee Assistance Program available to all staff
- Modern office close to public transport
- Optional uniform
- Pleasant work environment and positive team culture




- Monthly birthday cakes and regular social activities

We will negotiate the salary for the successful candidates according to experience.

This role is only open to those who are permanent residents of Australia or citizens, preferably from the greater Newcastle area, or those willing to relocate at their own expense to Newcastle, NSW.

We are not able to sponsor overseas applicants.

We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 38,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in over 29 countries.

KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value‑added services, and long‑term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver.

With over 65 years working on some of Australia’s largest and most complex projects, KBR has unmatched experience supporting the nation’s critical infrastructure, energy transition and national security priorities. KBR has around 2,000 employees throughout Australia, who are focused on delivering innovative technology and engineering solutions for a safer, more secure and sustainable future.

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.

The Opportunity:

The Systems Safety Engineer plays a critical role in delivering the systems safety assurance program across a Defence sustainment contract. Supporting the Engineering Manager, the role is responsible for ensuring safety assessments, reporting, and compliance activities are executed in line with Defence standards and engineering delegations. This position provides risk‑based technical advice, contributes to safety case development, and helps ensure all in‑service safety obligations are met across complex platforms.

This is a permanent full‑time opportunity and can be based in Sydney.

The successful candidate must hold a Baseline security clearance or higher.

Responsibilities:

- Lead the development and maintenance of the System Safety Program, including Safety Case Reports.
- Direct safety assurance activities in line with the In‑Service Safety Program (ISSP).
- Review and develop safety cases and assessments for new and existing capabilities.
- Support engineering change activities by ensuring system safety design integration.
- Review design requirements, tasking, and deliverables for safety compliance.
- Participate in integrated teams supporting design, development, and implementation of safe systems.
- Ensure certification aligns with Defence, statutory, and seaworthiness regulations.
- Develop and maintain system safety plans, procedures, and processes.
- Provide risk‑based advice, reports, and recommendations to senior engineering leadership.
- Mentor engineers, collaborate with stakeholders, and support broader engineering and enterprise objectives.

As the ideal candidate you will bring:

- A degree as a qualified engineer with 10+ years’ experience in systems safety within Defence or similar high‑risk industries (maritime, aerospace, rail, oil & gas).
- A proven ability to lead and deliver system safety programs, including safety cases, assessments, and assurance activities.
- A strong knowledge of safety engineering standards and Defence regulatory frameworks, including certification and seaworthiness requirements.
- Experience supporting engineering change and design reviews, ensuring safety is embedded across lifecycle and sustainment activities.




- A capability to provide risk‑based technical advice and influence senior stakeholders on safety, technical integrity, and compliance outcomes.
- Highly developed communication, stakeholder engagement, and mentoring skills, with experience working across integrated teams.
- Eligibility for ITAR clearance and Chartered Engineer status, with strong organisational, analytical, and problem‑solving capabilities.
- All candidates will be required to hold and maintain an active Baseline Defence Security Clearance. Only candidates holding a Baseline Clearance or above should apply.

What we will offer you:

- A workplace culture certified as a Great Place To Work
- Competitive salary (including annual reviews)
- Paid parental leave
- Income protection
- Corporate rewards
- Salary packaging/Novated leasing
- Employee stock purchase plans
- Flu shots, skin checks and discounted private health insurance
- Career development: Online learning, mentorship and career pathways

We will negotiate the salary for the successful candidates according to experience.

We will negotiate the salary for the successful candidates according to experience.

This role is only open to those who are permanent residents of Australia or citizens, preferably from the greater Newcastle area, or those willing to relocate at their own expense to Newcastle, NSW.

We are not able to sponsor overseas applicants.

Domestic and international travel for up to a week at a time.

Frazer‑Nash is a leading systems, engineering, and technology company. We help organisations deliver innovative engineering and technology solutions to make lives safe, secure, sustainable, and affordable.

Frazer‑Nash offers diverse and structured career paths for some of the world’s best talent so they can help us forge a secure, mobile, and sustainable world. As part of our team, you will benefit from the breadth and diversity of what we are doing today and become part of the fabric that shapes where we are headed next.

Our commitment to building a diverse and inclusive team has been at the core of our success, and it is our people who make us what we are. When you join Frazer‑Nash, you become part of a community of exceptional professionals who live and share the same values.

We are seeking to further grow our already highly regarded radiation and nuclear engineering capability.

Our work is spread across diverse industries from defence to healthcare, energy production to transport infrastructure. We work with our clients to refine their needs and support them in delivering and assuring solutions that are fit for purpose, deliver safety and are environmentally compliant.

With the announcement of the AUKUS pact there has never been a better time for engineering professionals, especially those with nuclear safety expertise, to be in Australia. Australia needs to build a significant sovereign workforce in order to deliver this major uplift in Defence capability. This is supercharging an already exciting environment for fast career progression.

At Frazer‑Nash we offer professional engineers of any technical discipline a dynamic work workplace, where you bring your own expertise to our group but with an enthusiasm for working across sectors and broadening your experience base.

With over 1,000 employees, we work from a network of nine UK and four Australian locations. Our people apply their technical and consulting expertise to develop, enhance and protect our clients’ critical assets, systems, and processes.

We offer diverse and structured career paths.

We provide our people with an excellent benefits package that comprises:

- A workplace culture certified as a Great Place To Work
- Flexible working
- Competitive salary (including annual reviews)
- Support in attaining professional membership
- Paid parental leave
- Income protection
- Corporate rewards
- Salary packaging/Novated leasing
- Employee stock purchase plans
- Flu shots, skin checks and discounted private health insurance
- Career development: Online learning, professional development and career pathways

We will negotiate the salary for the successful candidates according to experience.

We will negotiate the salary for the successful candidates according to experience.

We will negotiate the salary for the successful candidates according to experience.

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