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Systems Safety Engineer (Remote)Description
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.
Responsibilities:
- 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, Skills, and Abilities:
- 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.
Education:
- Four (4) year degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Avionics, Electrical, or Instrumentation).
- (Aerospace, Avionics, Electrical, or Instrumentation).
Required Experience:
- 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 Brake Control Systems utilized in aircraft.