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Senior Systems Safety Engineer | Safety

South Burlington, Vermont💼 Full-time💰 $120,000–$120,000🗓 2026-08-04 → 2026-09-26

Core

Plan, coordinate, and execute safety assessment processes for electric aviation systems and equipment to ensure safety and certifiability.

Role type

Senior Systems Safety Engineer (Commercial Aviation)

Builds

Electric aircraft systems and components

Domain

Aviation / Electric Aviation / Systems Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Systems safety assessment (ARP4754A, SAE ARP4761), Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Preliminary System Safety Assessment (PSSA), System Safety Assessment (SSA), Zonal Safety Analysis (ZSA), Particular Risk Analysis (PRA), Common Mode Analysis (CMA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Development Assurance Level allocation, Safety requirements generation and validation

Preferred skills

10+ years in commercial aviation system safety, full certification cycles (Part 23, 25, 27, 33), 14 CFR Part 33 Safety Analyses, FAA safety specialist interfacing, Systems Engineering background, Electric aircraft program experience, Airborne Electronic Hardware (AEH) and software safety, HIRF and Lightning safety assessments, ASTM practices, CAFTA tool, Reliability engineering (MSG-3), Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System, Product Lifecycle Management (Polarion)

Technologies

ARP4754A, SAE ARP4761, CAFTA, Polarion, MSG-3

Responsibilities

Plan and execute safety assessments for new and in-service systems, collaborate on product design for safety and certifiability, establish failure rates for new components, work with regulators on compliance, evaluate in-service events, mentor junior engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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