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Senior System Safety Engineer (ARP4754)

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StagePublicStandardsARP4754 · ARP4761IndustryMedicalSenioritySeniorRegionVermont, USWork modeOnsiteSource year2026Company size501-1,000Role familySystems safetySegmenteVTOLEmploymentFull-timeEmployerEmployer profileToolsPolarionLanguagesEnglish

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Role summary

At the organization, we apply our intellectual curiosity, passion for aviation, and commitment to sustainability toward a shared mission of revolutionizing electric aviation.

Requirements

  • An engineering degree in a relevant discipline
  • Comfortability working with design concepts on optimization of design and architectural aspects for safety and reliability
  • Experience with the systems safety assessment process for commercial aviation applications following ARP4754A and SAE ARP4761 guidelines (5+ years)
  • Experience performing Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA), (FTA), Preliminary System Safety Assessment (PSSA), System Safety Assessment (SSA), Zonal Safety Analysis (ZSA), Particular Risk Analysis (PRA), Common Mode Analysis (CMA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis ()
  • Development Assurance Level allocation following ARP4754A
  • Safety requirements generation, validation, and verification
  • The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience in system safety assessment for commercial aviation applications and has lived through multiple full certification cycles (Part 23, 25, 27, 33)
  • The ideal candidate has worked both in new programs and modifications to aircraft designs
  • Experience with 14 CFR Part 33 Safety Analyses
  • Experience interfacing with FAA safety specialists
  • Systems Engineering background
  • Experience in safety assessments on electric aircraft programs
  • Experience in safety assessments on components with complex Airborne Electronic Hardware (AEH) and software
  • Experience in HIRF and Lightning safety assessments
  • Experience with ASTM practices for systems and safety
  • Experience with the safety assessment tool CAFTA.
  • Experience with reliability engineering methods, including maintainability aspects (MSG-3)
  • Experience with Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System
  • Familiarity with Product Lifecycle Management tools such as Polarion
  • While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear
  • Fluent in English, written and spoken
  • Frequently required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls
  • Occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms
  • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
  • Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud

Standards

  • ARP4754 Development of Civil Aircraft and Systems
  • ARP4761 Safety Assessment of Civil Airborne Systems

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