Systems Safety Engineer

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Full Time
• Salary: Not specified

Reliable Robotics is building safety-enhancing technology for aviation that will save lives. Automated aviation systems will enable a future where air transportation is safer, more convenient and fundamentally transformative to the way goods — and eventually people — move around the planet. We are a team of mission-driven engineers with experience across aerospace, robotics and self-driving cars working to make this future a reality.

As a Systems Safety Engineer at Reliable Robotics, you will be a part of the Systems & Safety team and will report to the Systems & Safety Manager. The Systems & Safety Team is responsible for architecting systems which support novel safety-critical functions, establishing development methodologies for new technologies, and comply with the federal regulations. As part of an experienced multi-disciplinary team, you will contribute to expanding the aircraft's operational and functional capabilities. Your professional experience in aircraft and system safety will further strengthen the team's ability to meet rigorous expectations of stakeholders and certification authorities. You will collaborate with members from other groups within Reliable Robotics to ensure the safety of new and novel systems necessary for unmanned aircraft operations.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and architectural design supporting the delivery of prototypes and certifiable safety-critical flight systems in a dynamic start-up work environment.
• Apply systems safety methodologies as defined by industry standards.
• Develop new processes / methodologies used to certify autonomous / remote operations.
• Perform safety activities in coordination with design, development and verification of aviation systems including:
  • Generate safety artifacts such as FHAs & Safety Assessments for aircraft, systems and equipment.
  • Generate reliability or testability assessments to support safety activities.
  • Validate safety requirements in collaboration with systems teams.
  • Ensure consistency between the safety activities and development activities.
• Support flight operations with safety of flight assessments for experimental operations.
• Interact with other domains within Reliable Robotics and become involved in a broad task spectrum not limited to typical system safety engineering activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree of Science or Engineering in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or related discipline
• 7+ years of experience in safety engineering on various systems, including complex safety-critical aerospace systems

Preferred Criteria

• Advanced Degree of Science or Engineering in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or related discipline