Description
Job Overview
As Safety Manager (System Safety), you will lead the system-safety domain across our platforms. You will develop and maintain the System Safety Programme Plan (SSPP) and coordinate hazard identification, preliminary hazard analysis (PHA), risk assessment and system-level safety architecture.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the System Safety Programme Plan (SSPP) as the authoritative reference for all system-safety activities
- Coordinate hazard identification, preliminary hazard analysis (PHA) and risk assessment across the system safety lifecycle
- Define and govern system-level safety architecture, ensuring full traceability of safety requirements to system functions
- Aide the process of getting newly developed systems into service by assessing the system safety and deriving necessary evidence (e.g. SAR)
- Lead the identification, assessment and mitigation of weapon-specific safety requirements, integrating them into the system safety lifecycle
- Ensure compliance with applicable safety regulations and standards across all system-wide safety deliverables
Requirements
- Lead system-safety programmes and own artefacts such as the SSPP end to end
- Conduct hazard identification, PHA and risk assessment across complex systems
- Define system-level safety architecture and maintain traceability from requirements to functions
- Assess and mitigate weapon-specific safety requirements within a system safety lifecycle
- Interpret and apply relevant safety regulations and standards in a defence or safety-critical context
- Communicate fluently in German and English (C1 or equivalent) to collaborate internationally and locally
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with functional safety standards such as MIL-STD-882 or comparable frameworks
- Working knowledge of safety practices in weapon systems or safety-critical aerospace platforms
Benefits
- Competitive salary and VSOP options
- Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
- Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance
- Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
- Social: regular company events and monthly social allowances
- Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers
- Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work