Safety Engineer Loitering Systems (all genders)
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Job Summary
About Us
Were focused on delivering deployable high-performance systems - not future a time of rising threats STARK is bolstering the technological edge of NATO Allies and their Partners to deter aggression and defend Europe - today.
Your mission
As a Safety Engineer you will be responsible for defining implementing and verifying the safety of our advanced Loitering Munition systems throughout their entire lifecycle ensuring compliance with both national (German) and international (NATO) military and relevant civil aviation standards. This is a critical role to ensure both product safety (functional and ordnance) for our NATO customers and occupational safety in our operations.
Responsibilities
1. Product & System Safety Assurance
System Safety Program: Plan establish and execute the System Safety Program (SSP) in accordance with MIL-STD-882E (Standard Practice for System Safety) and relevant AOP-52 (Guidance on Software Safety Design and Assessment of Munition-Related Computing Systems) or equivalent NATO standards.
Safety Analysis: Conduct and manage formal safety analyses including Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SSHA) System Hazard Analysis (SHA) Operating and Support Hazard Analysis (O&SHA) and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA/FMEDA) for both hardware and software.
Functional Safety: Implement and verify functional safety requirements for electrical electronic and programmable electronic systems with a strong focus on the methodology and lifecycle approach of IEC 61508 (Functional Safety of E/E/PE Safety-Related Systems) adapted for defense applications.
Compliance & Certification: Prepare and manage safety-related documentation including Safety Cases Safety Assessment Reports (SAR) and Safety Justifications required for domestic and NATO customer acceptance and service suitability (S3) certification.
Civil/Aviation Interface: Maintain an awareness of civil aviation safety standards from theEuropean Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) particularly in areas like Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or other relevant regulations to address potential dual-use or operational safety aspects in controlled airspace.
2. Safety Management & Compliance
Requirements Management: Translate customer (NATO/military) and statutory safety requirements into verifiable system and subsystem requirements.
Safety Reviews: Participate in design reviews test readiness reviews and acceptance boards as the safety Subject Matter Expert (SME).
Occupational Health & Safety (OHS): Support the companys OHS program ensuring compliance with German Occupational Safety Law (Arbeitssicherheitsgesetz - ASiG) and related regulations for handling ordnance and operating complex machinery.
Continuous Improvement: Define and implement internal safety processes tools and best practices to continually improve the companys safety culture and management system.
Qualifications
35 years of professional experience in System Safety Functional Safety or Product Safety preferably within the defense aerospace or complex critical systems industry (e.g. rail automotive with transferrable knowledge).
Bachelors or Masters degree in Safety Engineering Aerospace Engineering Electrical Engineering or a comparable technical field.
Knowledge of MIL-STD-882 AOP-50 series (e.g. AOP-52) and IEC 61508.
High proficiency (C1/C2) in both English and German written and spoken.
- Knowledge of German defense and ordnance safety regulations as well as an awareness of EASA safety standards and their potential relevance to UAV/munition systems.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills excellent communication and presentation abilities and the capacity to work effectively in interdisciplinary multi-national teams.
Willingness to undergo necessary security clearance checks (ZÜP).
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About us
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Due to the nature of our work in the defense sector candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- ADAS
- System Design
- Distributed Control Systems
- Technical Writing
- Systems Engineering
- Requirements Management
- OSHA
- Sensors
- Signal Processing
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- Programmable Logic Controllers
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