System Safety Engineer

Description

The role is in Getafe, Madrid, on the Aircraft Development Safety Team of the company's defence and space business.

The team is international and spans several disciplines, giving a full view of how an aircraft is developed.

You will liaise with design offices, chief engineering, system suppliers and airworthiness authorities.

The hire will help ensure military aircraft are built, developed and certified to the highest safety and airworthiness levels.

Responsibilities

• Carry out system safety assessments for military aircraft systems, from early development through final certification.
• Find and classify failure conditions by systematically reviewing system functions according to their severity.
• Define system safety requirements and run early evaluations to confirm the proposed architecture meets safety targets.
• Build technical evidence showing compliance with required safety standards for airworthiness authorities.
• Run safety analyses: common-cause (particular risk, zonal and common mode) and continuous airworthiness risk analyses.
• Manage supplier data and safety requirements where interacting systems, hardware, software and technical domains meet.

Requirements

• Degree in aeronautical or industrial engineering, or a related field.
• Professional experience in systems engineering with links to safety, airworthiness or certification.
• Solid grasp of aircraft systems and advanced MS Office skills.
• Advanced English.
• A team player who solves problems and adapts quickly to working in a networked way.
• Nice to have: experience with safety tools such as Isograph FaultTree+, and system safety assessment (SSA) experience, which will be valued.

Conditions

Permanent contract, entry level.

Based in Getafe, Madrid, with hybrid working where possible.

Applications are welcome regardless of background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

You must be aware of potential compliance risks and act with integrity.

Benefits

• Holiday days plus extra days off during the year.
• Good pay.
• Collective transport in some sites.
• Health insurance, employee stock options, pension plan or study grants.
• On-site facilities including a free canteen, a nursery and a medical office.
• Chances to join social and corporate responsibility initiatives.
• Upskilling and development in a multicultural setting.
• Discounts on products and services.