Aircraft Systems Safety Engineer

Advanced Aircraft Systems Safety Engineer

Location: Bristol

Scope of work

• Key Safety assessments including Functional Hazard Assessments (FHAs), Preliminary System Safety Assessments (PSSAs), and System Safety Assessments (SSAs) for systems like Flight Controls, Actuation, and Battery Management.
• Perform supporting analyses such as Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Common Mode Analysis (CMA), Particular Risk Assessments (PRA), and Zonal Safety Assessments (ZSA).
• Development of the aircraft safety case in line with certification and operational needs.
• Define safety requirements and ensure they are captured, communicated, and tracked with design and integration teams.
• Collaborate with engineers across disciplines to raise awareness of safety considerations and embed them in our product.
• Contribute to certification planning activities related to safety. Continuously improve our safety processes, tools, and documentation.

Candidate Essentials

• A degree or higher qualification in Aerospace or Mechanical engineering field.
• 5-7 years’ Experience designing or developing safety-critical systems.
• Sound track record in performing aircraft or system-level safety assessments, especially for flight control, actuation, or battery systems.
• Working knowledge of aircraft certification standards and processes.
• Proficiency in safety analysis techniques and tools such as Fault Tree, STPA, or Reliability analysis.
• Practical experience with ARP4754A/B and ARP4761/A.
• Ability to produce safety documentation to support certification.
• Familiarity with regulations like SC VTOL.2510 or 23.1309.
• Great communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Additional optional experience:
• Experience working on eVTOL, UAM, or rotorcraft platforms.
• Understanding of model-based systems engineering (MBSE), cyber-safety, or safety management systems.
• Familiarity with RTCA DO-178C and DO-254.

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