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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Safety Engineer

Electrical EngineeringPosted on Nov 12
Full-timeMassy, FranceNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • Hold an engineering-school diploma or an equivalent Bac+5 qualification.
  • Have significant experience leading and conducting dependability and safety studies applied to complex, critical systems.
  • Have a good command of dependability and software-assurance standards, including IEC 61508, ARP4761, ED-153, and SAM methodology.
  • Be autonomous in using Safety analysis methods such as preliminary hazard analysis, failure mode and effects analysis, and fault trees, along with associated tools such as FaultTree+ and Arbre Analyst.
  • Understand system, software, and hardware development processes.
  • Have an English level sufficient to work in an international environment.

Responsibilities

  • Deploy Thales Safety standards when responding to tenders and contribute to estimating the associated workload.
  • Conduct Safety studies at system, software, and hardware levels.
  • Identify and analyze risks using dependability methods suited to the project context.
  • Define, allocate, and justify safety and software-assurance levels.
  • Specify the Safety requirements needed to achieve system safety objectives.
  • Check the consistency, completeness, and traceability of Safety requirements and their interfaces with other disciplines, particularly cybersecurity.
  • Assess the Safety impact of system and software changes throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Prepare safety cases and participate in compliance demonstration activities.
  • Facilitate internal Safety reviews and meetings.
  • Present analysis results to project teams, authorities, and clients.
  • Participate in workshops and technical discussions with stakeholders.
  • Provide expertise to systems engineering, software, validation, quality, and architecture teams.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of Safety standards, methods, and tools.
  • Promote Safety culture within the company.
  • Support adoption of new approaches and professional best practices.

Desired Qualifications

  • Show interest in innovative Safety approaches such as Model-Based Safety Assessment (MBSA) or the Systems-Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) method.

About the Company

Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Thales designs and delivers critical technology for aerospace, defense, and digital security. Its products include electronics, software, and data-security systems that power air travel, payments, and modern military platforms, by integrating hardware and software to build systems such as avionics, radar, cybersecurity, and secure communications that collect sensor data and protect networks. It stands out through deep industrial experience, end-to-end solutions across defense, aerospace, and cybersecurity, and a focus on AI and quantum tech, aided by strategic acquisitions and partial state ownership. Its goal is to provide reliable, secure, and connected technologies that support national security, public safety, and everyday life by solving complex security and connectivity challenges.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Meudon, France
Founded
1893

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