Systems Safety Engineer; Remote

Systems Safety Engineer (Remote)

The Aerospace Engineer, Systems Safety position is responsible for supporting the focal systems engineer by design, developing, testing and certifying a system/s for a project. This role requires the significant exercise of independent discretion and judgment in matters of significance.

• Generate System and Parts safety requirements, typically:
  • Create system safety requirements
  • Create validation and verification plans for safety requirements
  • Assess compliance of systems, components, installation and operation for systems against the defined requirements
  • Communicate the system needs to internal and external consumers of the design
  • Compare design solutions for safety
  • Determine key parameters for designs, including AFHA, SFHA, DFMEA and FMEA/FMES, Fault trees at unit, system and aircraft design level
  • Knowledge of the System design process.
  • Knowledge to generate Safety analysis, including AFHA, SFHA, ALRs, SLRs, FMEA, DFMEA and other documentation per SAE ARP 4754A and SAE ARP 4761
• Review and support Certification Activities, including but not limited to:
  • Create and review Certification Plans.
  • Create and review Component Qualification Test Plans, Qualification Test Procedures and Qualification Test Reports.
  • Review system safety documents (AFHA, PSSA, FMEA, SSA and CCAs).
  • Create, review and approve ground test procedures, flight test procedures and their corresponding test reports.
  • Participate in Systems Design Reviews.
  • Coordinate with suppliers to review technical data, safety process and design compliance with suppliers.
  • Coordinate with certification authorities to seek clarification on requirements.
  • Review certification guidance material (advisory circulars, etc.) and incorporate the necessary guidance into the certification plans.
  • Determine action for special certification requirements and suitable data capture methods
  • Analysis of mechanical failures and determine root cause and corrective actions
  • Review of requirements for completeness, suitable verification and validation methods
  • Write test reports.
  • Complete special projects and tasks assigned by Group Lead.

• Knowledge of the system engineering development process. Including the origination of requirements, their management, revision validation and verification.
• Knowledge of flight test operations and flight certification.
• Good leadership presence as well as people management skills:
  • Future-oriented in thinking and operation.
  • Able to lead by example and live/work by company values.
  • Ability to successfully contribute to a positive and productive work environment.
  • Able to instill a sense of urgency in team members.
  • Able to be patient and objective in difficult situations with different types of people.
• Strong customer service tool box:
  • Professional mannerisms, appearance and actions (self-confident and committed to high ethics).
  • Strong follow-through, quick thinking and resourceful.
  • Ability to remain calm, cool and collected in stressful situations.
  • Strong sense of urgency to resolve customer needs.
• Strong organizational, time management and prioritization skills:
  • Able to multi-task, maintain focus on several different projects at one time and hit deadlines.
  • Able to be flexible with attention and priority.
  • Ability to work in a progressive, fast-paced environment (work well under pressure).
• Strong analytical skills, with an ability to troubleshoot, problem-solve and effectively and efficiently make decisions.
• Strong communication skills (oral, written, presentation) with both external and internal customers.
  • Act as an active listener, seeking to understand and then to be understood, articulating clearly and confidently.
  • Uses people relationship and business management skills to make decisions on what and when to communicate with employees and customers.
  • Excels at communicating clearly and effectively verbally. Strong proficiency in writing of documents, reports, and presentations.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships at all levels. Ability to influence others as well as relate to individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Good project management skills, including the ability to take ownership for accomplishing assigned tasks. Results-oriented planner and delegator who ensures that goals are met. Able to set priorities and keep to projected schedules.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Comfortable and effective working in Microsoft Office, RELEX, CAFTA. Intermediate Excel proficiency required. Able to quickly learn new software and systems.
• Proven track record of improving the efficiency of assigned processes or procedures.

• Four (4) year degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Avionics, Electrical, or Instrumentation). (Aerospace, Avionics, Electrical, or Instrumentation).

• Four (4) years Aerospace engineering experience in Mechanical Systems, including experience in at least one of the following:
  Mechanical Systems, Flight Control Systems, Landing Gear Controls, Hydraulic System and/or…