Senior Systems Engineer - System Safety Analysis

Job Description:

At EDGE bold ideas are engineered into technologies that protect, improve and save lives.

Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, EDGE is a leading advanced technology group working at the forefront of defence and emerging technologies. Spanning more than 35 specialised companies and multiple centres of excellence, we are purpose-built to move fast. Free from heavy legacy processes, we give our people the autonomy, accountability, and agility to bring breakthrough technologies from concept to reality.

Based in Abu Dhabi, a globally connected hub at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, EDGE is home to a truly multicultural community where bold ideas thrive, and the future is shaped.

Together, we are shaping the future.

About ADASI

ADASI is the regional leader in autonomous systems and services, dedicated to offering holistic solutions – from the development and production of unmanned systems to joint mission analysis and equipment acquisition. We manufacture, operate, and maintain next-generation autonomous capabilities for air, land, and sea, operating in demanding environments. Headquartered in the UAE, we are committed to advancing the region’s technological edge in defense innovation.

The Systems Safety Analysis Engineer is responsible for the planning, execution, assessment, and lifecycle management of system safety activities for the company’s UAV platforms and associated systems. This role ensures that airborne systems, mission systems, and platform subsystems are developed, integrated, verified, and operated in accordance with recognized aerospace and defense safety standards and airworthiness requirements.

The engineer will lead and perform safety assessments throughout the system development lifecycle, ensuring that hazards are systematically identified, risks are assessed and mitigated, and compliance with system safety and design assurance requirements is achieved. The role requires a strong background in avionics and/or aircraft systems engineering combined with extensive experience in the application of SAE ARP
4754A, SAE ARP
4761, MIL-STD-882E, AEP-4671
, and related aerospace safety processes.

System Safety Requirements & Architecture

• Define, manage, and maintain system safety requirements for UAV platforms, avionics systems, mission systems, flight-critical systems, and aircraft subsystems.
• Establish and maintain the system safety program in accordance with applicable standards including SAE ARP
  4754A, SAE ARP
  4761, MIL-STD-882E, AEP-4671.
• Perform FHA to identify and classify failure conditions and associated safety objectives.
• Develop and maintain PSSA, SSA, PRA, ZSA, CCA, and FTA.
• Perform FMEA/FMECA for aircraft systems and equipment.
• Allocate DALs and derive safety-driven system requirements.
• Ensure safety requirements are properly captured, flowed down, implemented, verified, and traced throughout the system lifecycle.
• Support system architecture assessments to ensure compliance with safety objectives and integrity requirements.
• Review system architectures and design solutions to verify adequate redundancy, segregation, independence, fault tolerance, and failure management strategies.
• Prepare and maintain safety plans, safety programs, hazard tracking systems, and safety assessment reports.

Safety Analysis, Integration & Verification

• Conduct system-level and subsystem-level safety assessments for avionics, flight control systems, fuel systems, hydraulic systems, landing gear systems, propulsion systems, electrical systems, communication systems, and mission systems.
• Support the integration of COTS and custom-developed systems by evaluating safety impacts and identifying potential hazards introduced by…