System Safety Engineer

The System Safety Engineer is responsible for applying the system safety processes of the company and producing, giving support, and reviewing all the system safety documentation for type certification, permits to fly, changes to the type design and in service occurrences.

The System Safety Engineer shall be responsible for the following core functions:

• Produce Functional Hazard Assessments.
• Produce System Safety Assessments.
• Conduct Common Cause Analyses
• Conduct Zonal Inspections of the digital aircraft design and of the physical aircraft.
• Define Permit to Fly and Flight Conditions (Certificate for Flight Trials) and supporting substantiation documentation (Flight Clearance Justifications).
• Reviews system safety and reliability documents performed by suppliers.
• Support for in-service aircraft, classifying occurrences according to their impact on safety and contributing to developing the relevant emerging actions.

The System Safety Engineer shall also be responsible for the following:

• Provide system safety guidance to engineering staff.
• Liaise with regulatory/certifying bodies.
• Promote safety awareness throughout the design development lifecycle.
• Co-ordinate with the other technical areas and allocate safety requirements for each system/equipment/installation and define all the activities required to demonstrate that the allocated objectives are met.
• Coordinate with the system suppliers to ensure technical accuracy and quality on the deliverables.

Educational Qualification:

• Aeronautical engineer. Minimum bachelors degree, equivalent to European Qualification Framework level EQF 6.

Experience Required:

• 5+ years of working experience in an Aerospace engineering discipline with specific experience in the system safety and aircraft certification for civil and military aircraft programs.
• Familiar with air domain regulations and guidance including CS23, 14 CFR part 23, FAA AC23-1309-1E, MIL-STD-882, ARP4761, and ARP 4754.
• Knowledge of aircraft certification procedures.
• Knowledge of aircraft flight clearance procedures.
• Knowledge and experience in aircraft design and development programs.
• Knowledge of the design development and safety management lifecycles and associated system safety engineering processes.