System Safety Engineer (IEC 61508)

Role summary

You’ll play a key role in solving real-world challenges. You’ll apply your skills to deliver results that matter—whether that’s through engineering, planning or customer support. You’ll work with purpose, learn every day and help shape a more sustainable future.

Responsibilities

• Analysis: Conduct System Safety & Environment Engineering analysis across the entire RCD Capability, using various formal methods, to identify hazards, quantify risks, support safety assurance and change impact assessment, and recommend mitigation solutions compliant with Canadian Law, DND Policy & Regulations, and International Standards, such as IEC 61508, IEC 62061, and ISO 13849.
• Process Development: Providing support to lifecycle phase reviews, supporting system safety engineering working Groups, and implementing standards and processes such as those defined in US MIL-STD-882E (Military Standard) and Def-Stan 00-056 (UK MoD Defence Standard).
• Technical Documentation: Development and review of technical documentation, such as Safety Management Plans, Hazard Logs, Hazard Management Assessment Reports, Safety Case Reports, System Requirement Specifications, Interface Control Documents, System Design Descriptions.
• Support to client: Maintaining positive, friendly, collaborative relationships with team members, and internal and external stakeholders. Liaison with subject matter experts, DND customers and suppliers.
• Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

We value what you can do—not just where you’ve been.

• Mandatory: Must obtain a Government of Canada security clearance, which necessitates Canadian citizenship and a minimum of 10 years of continuous residence in Canada.
• Mandatory: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Mandatory: Skilled in reading, writing, and speaking English, with the ability to effectively communicate at all levels (both in-person and electronically) with peers, supervisors, and clients. Capable of drafting reports and technical correspondence.
• Highly Desirable: Knowledge or experience in a Safety Engineering related discipline, such as Systems Safety, Functional Safety, Failure Modes Effects (and Criticality) Analysis, Software Safety, or Environmental Engineering.
• Desirable: Familiarity with data modelling languages and MBSE frameworks such as UML, SysML, DODAF, DNDAF and UAF.