System Safety Engineer (Military Derivatives)

About the role

Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a System Safety Engineer to join its Aircraft Development Safety team in Getafe. You will help ensure that Airbus products are designed, developed and supported in line with the safety standards linked to airworthiness regulations, working closely with design offices, engineering offices, suppliers, airworthiness authorities and, in some cases, operational customers.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out system safety assessments for military aircraft systems across all development phases, up to certification.
• Examine system functions systematically to identify and classify failure conditions by severity.
• Define system safety requirements and run preliminary evaluations of the proposed architecture against safety objectives.
• Produce evidence for airworthiness authorities showing the final architecture meets safety requirements.
• Perform common-cause analyses (particular risk analysis, zonal safety analysis, common mode analysis).
• Carry out risk analyses required to demonstrate continuous airworthiness.
• Manage safety requirements at interfaces between systems and with technical domains such as maintenance, human factors, performance, structures and quality.
• Review, approve and apply supplier data on safety and reliability.

Required profile

• Master's degree in aeronautical or industrial engineering (or similar discipline).
• Good knowledge of aircraft systems.
• Experience in system engineering with an interface to safety assessment, airworthiness or certification is an advantage; system safety assessment experience is also an advantage.
• Advanced MS Office skills are presumed.
• Good level of English and teamwork and problem-solving skills.

Required skills

• Safety tools such as Isograph FaultTree+ are valued.
• Knowledge of aircraft systems and system safety assessment.

What we offer

• Vacation days plus additional days off during the year.
• Attractive salary and hybrid working where possible.
• Collective transport service at some sites, health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan and study grants.
• On-site facilities including a free canteen, kindergarten and medical office.
• Upskilling opportunities and development prospects in a multicultural environment.