Aircraft System Safety Engineer

Aircraft System Safety Engineer – Textron

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The MV‑75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) is the premier vertical‑lift military program in the world. Bell’s MV‑75 FLRAA aircraft will become the Army’s primary assault aircraft for the next 30 years, sun setting the UH‑60 Blackhawk helicopter and advancing the Army’s assault capabilities. The MV‑75 program utilizes the latest cutting‑edge technology to expand the United States Army’s tactical advantage in future conflicts.

Bell is seeking top engineering talent to design, develop, and deliver the world’s next‑generation military aircraft.

System Safety Engineering is a key element of Systems Engineering that provides a standardized methodology for the management of lifecycle risks. System Safety Engineers work with engineers across all integrated product teams that design, test, produce, refine, and improve our aircraft, as well as with pilots and maintenance personnel. The role integrates the detailed analysis of aircraft systems and functional relationships with an in‑depth understanding of how the aircraft is operated and how its subsystems perform in mission contexts.

The System Safety Engineer minimizes operational risks for the customer and maximizes the operational employment of the aircraft.

• Ensure effective systems safety engineering efforts through identification and analysis of potential hazards from concept definition through development, production, product fielding, and lifetime sustainment.
• Identify and evaluate hazards both qualitatively and quantitatively; perform detailed analysis of aircraft systems and subsystems, operating procedures, crew and maintenance practices, and the operational environment to identify hazard severity and quantify probability of occurrence or estimate hazard frequencies.
• Plan, define, and verify system safety requirements; develop safety analysis artifacts to ensure design integrity and safety.
• Administer system safety activities for assigned program Integrated Product Teams (IPTs); interface with the customer and IPT teammates on safety‑related issues.
• Monitor, investigate, and resolve issues related to system safety engineering.
• Communicate system safety engineering approach, industry and Bell best practices, and analysis results to internal and external customers to ensure hazards are identified and mitigated effectively.
• Mentor fellow engineers as needed based on expertise and experience.
• Support the development and application of model‑based systems engineering (MBSE) and model‑based safety analysis (MBSA) practices to meet customer safety objectives.
• Support Bell’s Safety Management System (SMS) for the control, management, and tracking of program risks.
• Establish software safety requirements in accordance with appropriate standards and evaluate the functional impacts of noncompliance, coordinating with software safety engineers, design subject matter experts, suppliers, and the customer as required.

Skills you bring to this role: Proven analytical and problem‑solving skills; ability to work with cross‑functional teams on complex, highly integrated functional systems problems.

Familiarity with civil safety processes defined in SAE ARP‑4761, ARP‑4754, and/or defense safety processes defined in MIL‑STD‑882.

• Aircraft and System Functional Hazard Assessments (AFHA/SFHAs)
• Aircraft and System Safety Assessment (PASA, PSSA, ASA, SSA)
• Particular Risk Analysis (PRA)
• Zonal Safety Analysis (ZSA)
• Common Mode Analysis (CMA)

• Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA)
• Operational & Support Hazard Analysis (O&SHA)
• Health Hazard Analysis (HHA)
• System/Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SHA/SSHA)
• Hazardous Materials
• Failure Modes and Effects Criticality Analyses (FMECA)
• Safety Assessment Report (SAR)
• Experience with model‑based systems engineering (MBSE) and model‑based safety analysis (MBSA) is desired.
• Experience with software safety standards and requirements across the full development lifecycle (e.g., DO‑178C,…