Principal Systems Safety and Assurance Engineer

• Lead the delivery of system safety assurance and RAM activities across complex transport programs by developing safety cases hazard logs and reliability availability and maintainability analyses to support safe and compliant system outcomes.  
• Establish and manage system safety assurance frameworks by defining safety V&V requirements coordinating independent safety assurance and assessment activities and ensuring robust hazard management risk control and compliance with applicable safety standards and regulatory obligations. 
• Undertake hazard identification risk assessment and mitigation through structured processes (e.g. HAZID HAZOP FMECA fault tree analysis) ensuring risks are effectively controlled and communicated to stakeholders.  
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams delivery partners and regulators by facilitating safety and assurance workshops providing clear evidence-based reporting and supporting integration across engineering operations and program functions. 

Qualifications :

• Minimum 10 years experience in in system safety assurance or RAM engineering on complex large-scale infrastructure or transport projects. 
• Strong expertise in safety assurance processes including hazard management safety case development and RAM analysis methodologies.  
• Proven ability to apply relevant standards and frameworks (e.g. EN 50126 suite EN 50129 EN 50657 ISO 31000 ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288) within multi-stakeholder environments.  
• Experience working with regulators and independent assessors with strong communication skills to manage risk compliance and assurance across complex programs. 

Additional Information :

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Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity diversity and inclusion a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time