Senior Specialist, System Safety
Job in
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Listing for:
L3Harris Technologies
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-03-13
Job specializations:
-
Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering
Job Description & How to Apply Below
L3
Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3
Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
L3
Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.
System Safety Senior Specialist
Reference #33581
Hamilton, Ontario
About L3
HARRIS WESCAM
As a subsidiary of L3
Harris Technologies and within the Integrated Mission Systems Segment, the WESCAM division develops the most advanced optical sensor and targeting systems for global defense and military sectors, National Security, Search & Rescue and Airborne law enforcement agencies. From long-range covert surveillance missions to search and rescue operations, our MX-series systems, and the mission systems solutions they are a part of, produce stabilized high-magnification electro-optical and infrared images from airborne, marine and ground based platforms, enabling our customers to see first and act first.
About the Role
Our products are only valuable to our customers if they are safe and reliable. That is where you come in. You will be working as part of a Supportability Team, focusing on a variety of Safety Engineering tasks and initiatives. This role requires someone with a can-do attitude, strong technical background, an eagerness to learn new things, and a passion for System Safety.
Primary Responsibilities
Work in the Specialty Engineering group with a specific emphasis on System SafetyPromote System Safety awareness and its importance throughout the businessDecompose customer requirements pertaining to System SafetySupport Bids and Proposal activities, generating bid responses and estimating work packages for System Safety analysis activitiesDefine the System Safety requirements and risks for each project in conjunction with the Lead Systems EngineerPartner with design team throughout design process to ensure that System Safety requirements are achievedReview vendor documentation and challenge supplier analysisProduce preliminary sub-assembly safety assessment in support of product developmentParticipate and promote safety in design reviewsPerform the following analysis activities to support safety of design and its verification:System Safety Hazard AnalysisFailure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)If familiar with RAM analysis, perform the following activities to assist Reliability Engineering when required:Reliability Prediction (MTBF)Testability AnalysisMaintainability PredictionSupport safety assurance analysis for software and firmware designsSupport the Product Safety Management Process by participating in Product Safety CommitteesProduction of Safety & Environmental Program Plans, Safety Case Reports and System Safety Hazard Analysis on complex integrated systems solutions spanning airborne, ground and maritime platformsSupport the design change process by estimating and validating the safety impacts of each of the proposed changesMentor junior employeesRequired Capabilities
Motivated self-starter who seeks opportunities to collaborate with othersA curiosity in how things work and break, so that they may be improvedAnalytical thinker with the ability to extract meaningful data from various sourcesWorking knowledge of standards related to System Safety (e.g. MIL-STD-882, DEF STAN 00-56, DO-178, DO-254, ARP
4754, ARP
4761, etc.) would be an assetFamiliarity with electrical/electronic circuit analysisFamiliarity with electro-mechanical motion control equipmentFamiliarity with electro-optic imaging equipmentFamiliarity with ANSI and FDA standards related to laser classification and safetyExcellent verbal and written communication skills with…
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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