Software Engineer
Perform safety and hazard assessments on complex electromechanical systems and develop software safety requirements. Collaborate with design and systems engineering teams to incorporate safety-related inputs and defend safety decisions to stakeholders.
- On-site
- Toronto, ON
- Posted Jul 22, 2026
- Apply by Aug 21, 2026
- 1 position
Job summary
Title: Software Safety Engineer Location: GTA Duration: 1 year Qualifications 5+ years of software safety experience in a safety-critical development environment, preferably in aerospace. Bachelor’s degree in Software, Computer, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science Experience performing safety/hazard assessments and analyses on projects involving complex electromechanical systems with a significant software component. Experience performing software criticality analysis Experience developing product software safety requirements to meet customer and mission requirements Experience performing trade-off studies to ensure the requirements are the right requirements Experience working with design, systems engineering and software groups to ensure that safety-related inputs are incorporated into the design. Experience analyzing safety-critical software documentation and source code for safety Experience analyzing reused software for safety Experience defending safety decisions to internal and external customers Experience contributing to System Safety Analysis Reports Experience presenting safety designs at safety review panels
What you’ll do
Perform safety and hazard assessments on complex electromechanical systems and develop software safety requirements. Collaborate with design and systems engineering teams to incorporate safety-related inputs and defend safety decisions to stakeholders.
Requirements
Requires over 5 years of software safety experience in safety-critical environments, preferably within the aerospace industry. Must hold a bachelor's degree in Software, Computer, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science.
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Software Safety
- Hazard Assessment
- Safety Analysis
- Electromechanical Systems
- Software Criticality Analysis
- Software Safety Requirements
- Trade-off Studies
- Systems Engineering
- Software Documentation Analysis
- Source Code Analysis
- System Safety Analysis Reports
- Safety Design Review
- Aerospace Engineering
- Software Engineering
Additional details
- Minimum education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum experience
- 5+ years
- Apply by
- Aug 21, 2026
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
- Seniority
- Mid-Senior level
- Application method
- Direct apply is available