Systems Engineering Safety Officer

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Role Title: Systems Engineering Safety Officer

Role Background and Scope:

Amentum has been tasked by Defence to source a range of specialist resources to provide support for the delivery of a range of patrol vessels, specialist ships, and maritime capabilities for the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Border Force, and partner nations. This includes:

- Delivering six Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Royal Australian Navy.
- Delivering a new sail training ship.
- Delivering twenty‑four Patrol Boats to Pacific and Indian Ocean partner nations under the Commonwealth’s Pacific Maritime Security Program.
- Delivering ten Patrol Boats for the Royal Australian Navy.
- Delivering up to eleven additional Patrol Boats for the Australian Border Force.
- Managing procurement of vessels and vessel‑like assets for Defence and other agencies.
- Supporting other tasking as directed by senior leadership.

Responsibilities: 

The Systems Engineering Safety Officer will assist Defence to ensure safe, compliant delivery and entry‑into‑service of various maritime vessels by supporting the system safety program across design, build, trials, acceptance, and sustainment—integrated with Defence Seaworthiness and WHS frameworks.

Responsibilities for this task are as follows: 

- Contributing to the development of the Safety Case and supporting artefacts for capabilities being delivered to Navy
- Conducting safety and environmental hazard analysis with respect to design, configuration and contractual aspects across the projects
- Coordination across Navy, and other enterprise organisations and groups to ensure the project safety documentation and supporting evidence and artefacts are shared and updated between stakeholders
- Assessment and evaluation of performance against agreed plans and implement strategies to achieve required outcomes
- Initiation of resolution of issues by identifying and developing solutions through analysis of alternative courses of action and their implications;
- Planning and delivery of engineering services, regulatory compliance, and project outcomes; and
- Interpreting and ensuring compliance with legislative, policy and regulatory frameworks.
- Reviewing engineering change proposals and contract deliverables

Essential Requirements:

- Demonstrated experience planning and delivering a safety programs for naval or government patrol vessels
- Proven ability to define risk criteria, maintain risk registers and reporting as per ISO31000
- Experience supporting maritime acquisition projects and transition through to sustainment
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering (Systems/Mechanical/Electrical)

Desirable Requirements:
- Formal training in Systems Safety (MIL- STD-882E)
- Post graduate in Safety, Risk or Systems

Required Security Clearance Level: NV1

Location: Canberra

Weekly Hours: 40 Hours Per Week