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Safety Manager (System Safety)

Helsing· Systems Architecture
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Hybrid (Munich or Berlin)Full-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Lead the system-safety domain across platforms, develop and maintain the System Safety Programme Plan (SSPP), coordinate hazard identification, PHA, risk assessment and system-level safety architecture, ensure safety requirements trace to system functions, and integrate weapon-specific safety requirements within the system safety lifecycle to keep systems compliant with applicable regulations.

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

Qualifications

  • 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

Skills

Required:System Safety Programme Plan (SSPP)Hazard identificationSystem-level safety architectureRegulatory complianceGerman and English communication

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
Last updated Aug 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Helsing

Helsing | Artificial intelligence to protect our democracies

AI for electronic warfareAI-enabled precision mass and autonomous systemsAutonomous air dominanceMass defence manufacturingRecce strike softwareUnderwater autonomous massliquid-ai-recruiting-target
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