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COMPANYHelsing

As a (Senior) System Safety Engineer at Helsing, you will be responsible for defining, implementing, and executing a comprehensive System Safety and Functional Safety program for our advanced AI-driven defense software and hardware platforms. In this role, you will apply rigorous safety methodologies to identify hazards, mitigate risks, and ensure that our cutting-edge technologies are safe for deployment. You will collaborate closely with systems, software, hardware, and delivery teams to embed safety into the architecture from day one, while helping to mature and standardize Helsing’s internal safety processes across all product lines.

The day-to-day:

  • Safety Program Execution: Establish, implement, and maintain the System Safety Program Plan (SSPP) in strict accordance with MIL-STD-882E tasks and methodologies.
  • Functional Hazard & Risk Assessment: Lead and execute comprehensive system-level hazard analyses, including Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), System Hazard Analysis (SHA), Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SSHA), and Operating and Support Hazard Analysis (O&SHA) per MIL-STD-882E.
  • Functional Safety Engineering: Define Functional Safety Concepts (FSC) and Technical Safety Concepts (TSC). Identify safety-critical functions (SCF) and map software/hardware safety integrity levels to ensure robust fail-safe and fault-tolerant architectures.
  • Safety Requirements Management: Derive, flow down, and manage software and hardware functional safety requirements. Ensure end-to-end traceability from hazard mitigation down to verification and validation (V&V) test cases using engineering tools.
  • Safety Case Deliverables: Author and compile comprehensive Safety Assessment Reports (SAR), Hazard Logs, and Functional Safety Cases to demonstrate that risks have been mitigated.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the primary safety point of contact for engineering teams. Guide developers, system architects, and test engineers on how to design-in safety, ensuring compliant software development lifecycles.