Systems Safety Engineer
Warabrook 4AI Systems Pty
Location: Warabrook, Newcastle NSW
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.
Who are we, and why are we hiring?
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.
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
Solid understanding of functional safety lifecycles, safety integrity levels and assurance processes
Experience working with recognised functional safety standards such as IEC *****, EN *****, EN *****, EN *****, or equivalent
Foundational experience with safety analysis and risk mitigation techniques such as STPA, FMEA, and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
Strong analytical, problem
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