Aircraft System Safety Engineer

3 weeks, 1 day ago
Full-time
Lead
IoT and Embedded Systems
ERG Recruiting

ERG Recruiting

ERG Recruiting specializes in executive search, recruiting, and placement services across various industries, offering customized hiring solutions to meet the dynamic business needs and long-term growth objectives of its clients.

Professional Services
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Description

  • Build the system safety function from the ground up, including safety processes, templates, and review boards.
  • Perform system safety assessments and analyses in accordance with ARP4761, ARP4754A, and related standards.
  • Turn safety analyses such as FHAs, PSSAs, SSAs, FTAs, and CMAs into actionable engineering requirements.
  • Review design and development documentation for safety-critical evaluation.
  • Develop safety allocations and guide software and hardware teams on DO-178C and DO-254 impacts.
  • Partner with flight test, avionics, autonomy, mechanical, and electrical engineering teams to embed safety into early designs.
  • Identify safety-critical gaps early and propose pragmatic, cert-compliant mitigations.
  • Support internal safety reviews, including safety review board activities and cross-team alignment.
  • Work directly with head of certification, founders, engineering leads, and regulators on safety and certification pathways.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering.
  • 10+ years of experience leading compliance with CFR Part 25.1301 and 25.1309, or equivalent CFR Part 23/29 requirements.
  • Experience working directly with the FAA and/or ODA on Type Certification projects.
  • Performed system safety assessments and analyses in accordance with ARP4761, ARP4754A, and MIL-STD-882E.
  • Experience with FHAs, PSSAs, SSAs, FTAs, and CMAs.
  • Knowledge of DO-178C and DO-254 impacts on software and hardware development.
  • FAA DER and/or E-UM Ticket in applicable Airworthiness Standards is a plus.
  • Experience in end-to-end UAS development from design through certification is a plus.
  • Experience with experimental SAC/Part 107 certification pathways is a plus.

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