Safety Manager (System Safety)

Helsing is hiring a Safety Manager (System Safety) in Munich, Germany. Level rates it ; you can apply on Helsing.

Level's read on this job

On Level's scale, this role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
The posting mentions Sspp, Pha and system safety among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a senior role.
Helsing has 159 other open roles on Level.

AI in this role

Lead system safety programs, hazard analyses, and risk assessments for complex defence platforms and weapon systems.

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Who we are

Helsing is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies. We aim to achieve technological leadership, so that open societies can continue to make sovereign decisions and control their ethical standards. As democracies, we believe we have a special responsibility to be thoughtful about the development and deployment of powerful technologies like AI. We take this responsibility seriously. We are an ambitious and committed team of engineers, AI specialists and customer-facing programme managers. We are looking for mission-driven people to join our European teams, and apply their skills to solve the most complex and impactful problems. We embrace an open and transparent culture that welcomes healthy debates on the use of technology in defence, its benefits, and its ethical implications.

The role

As Safety Manager (System Safety), you will lead the system-safety domain across our platforms. You will develop and maintain the System Safety Programme Plan (SSPP) and coordinate hazard identification, preliminary hazard analysis (PHA), risk assessment and system-level safety architecture. You will ensure safety requirements trace cleanly to system functions, and lead system-wide safety activities that identify, assess and mitigate weapon-specific safety requirements. Your work integrates every weapon safety demand into the system safety lifecycle and keeps our systems compliant with applicable regulations. You make sure the technology that protects our democracies is safe by design, and safe in the field.

The day-to-day

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

You should apply if you

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

Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points.

Nice to have

Familiarity with functional safety standards such as MIL-STD-882 or comparable frameworks

Working knowledge of safety practices in weapon systems or safety-critical aerospace platforms

What we offer

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

These are the core benefits across all locations; there may be additional benefits in specific sites. Helsing is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or gender identity. Please do not submit personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, data concerning your health, or data concerning your sexual orientation. Helsing's Candidate Privacy and Confidentiality Regime can be found here.

How we rate this

Safety Manager (System Safety) at Helsing rates 20 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Safety Manager (System Safety) is an open job at Helsing.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Munich - Berlin.
The job was posted on August 7, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Helsing. Apply on Helsing

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

System SafetyRisk AssessmentHazard IdentificationComplianceSafety EngineeringSsppPha

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Tell me about a project where compliance was part of your work. What did you do?
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