System Safety Engineer

7 days ago

Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand MAS Zengrange (NZ) Ltd Full time NZ$120,000 - NZ$180,000 per year

System Safety Engineer (Engineering Professional)

Location: Hutt Valley, Wellington

Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: $120,000 + Benefits

Start Date: Early 2026


The Company

MAS Zengrange (NZ) Limited (MASZ) designs and manufactures sophisticated, high-quality electronic engineering products for international clients and is proudly based in Wellington. Our team thrives on innovation, precision, and delivering world-class solutions.


The Role

We are seeking a System Safety Engineer to join our Engineering team and own functional safety across our products, ensuring they meet the highest safety integrity standards while supporting innovation and operational performance.

What You'll Do:

As a System Safety Engineer, you'll be the technical authority on functional safety, responsible for ensuring products achieve their target Safety Integrity Levels (SIL) and that development aligns with IEC 61508 functional safety principles. Key responsibilities include:

  • Lead the Functional Safety Plan in accordance with IEC 61508
  • Conduct HAZID/HARA workshops and perform risk assessments
  • Complete FMEA, FMEDA, FTA and dependent failure analysis
  • Determine and allocate Safety Integrity Levels (SIL)
  • Develop and maintain Safety Requirements Specifications (SRS)
  • Prepare safety case documentation and support internal/external assessments
  • Oversee verification and validation for safety-related functions
  • Support configuration management and safety change control
  • Collaborate with hardware, firmware, systems, QA and operations teams

What We're Looking For:

· Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Safety Engineering, Mechatronics or related field preferred but not required

· Minimum 3 years' experience in engineering or functional safety roles

· Deep understanding of the IEC 61508 and SIL safety lifecycle

· Experience with FMEA, FMEDA, HARA and FTA techniques

· Strong understanding of SIL determination and safety architecture

· Ability to obtain and maintain security clearances

· Strong technical documentation skills


Why Join Us?

We offer an innovative work environment where your expertise will directly impact the development of safety-critical systems. You'll have the opportunity to work alongside talented engineers and be a key contributor to projects that set industry standards.

As an accredited employer with Immigration New Zealand, we welcome applications from New Zealanders and qualified international candidates. This is a full-time, permanent position.

If this sounds like you, apply today with your CV and a cover letter outlining your safety standards development experience on Seek or email

Please note due to the volume of applications only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you don't hear from us, unfortunately your application hasn't been successful this time

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