Senior Aircraft & System Safety Engineer (m/f/d)

ACENTISS develops innovative solutions for aerospace, automotive and defense applications. As part of the EASA

Part 21J Design Organisation 21J.527 and a wholly owned subsidiary of IABG Innovationen GmbH, we work on

demanding civil and defense aviation programs.

For a challenging unmanned aircraft program, we are looking for an experienced

Senior Aircraft & System Safety Engineer (m/f/d)

to take a key role in aircraft- and system-level safety activities.

The work covers the development and maintenance of safety analyses and documentation supporting aircraft

development, flight testing and restricted military operations, including substantiation for Permit-to-Fly approvals.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform and support aircraft- and system-level safety analyses in accordance with SAE

ARP4761A / EUROCAE ED-135 and MIL-STD-882E.

• Develop and maintain Aircraft Functional Hazard Assessments (AFHA) and System Functional

Hazard Assessments (System FHA), including identification and classification of functional

hazards and failure conditions.

• Prepare and perform Preliminary Aircraft Safety Assessments (PASA/ASA) and support

Preliminary System Safety Assessments / System Safety Assessments (PSSA/SSA).

• Develop qualitative Fault Tree Analyses (FTA) and qualitative/quantitative Failure Mode and

Effects Analyses (FMEA).

• Perform and support Common Cause Analyses (CCA), including Particular Risks Analysis (PRA),

Zonal Safety Analysis (ZSA) and Common Mode Analysis (CMA).

• Define and maintain lower-level safety requirements, including Development Assurance Levels

(DALs), and ensure end-to-end traceability between functions, failure conditions, safety

objectives and derived requirements.

• Define compliance approaches, mitigation strategies and, where applicable, operational safety

requirements for flight and maintenance.

• Establish, maintain and update the Safety Program Plan (SPP), including processes,

methodologies, interfaces, milestones and responsibilities.

• Coordinate safety activities closely with Systems Engineering and other engineering disciplines

and contribute to the integration of the safety and systems-engineering toolchain.

• Support safety activities for safety-relevant aircraft systems such as Mission/Armament Systems,

Ground Control Station, Fly-by-Wire, FADEC and Brake-by-Wire.

• Prepare high-quality safety documentation, analyses and reports and support technical reviews

with the customer. YOUR QUALIFICATION

• Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering or a comparable

technical discipline.

• Several years of relevant professional experience in aircraft or system safety, ideally in complex

or safety-critical aviation programs.

• Hands-on experience with ARP4761 / ARP4761A safety processes and with FHA, PSSA/SSA,

FTA, FMEA and CCA methods.

• Sound understanding of aircraft avionics and safety-relevant systems; experience with Fly-by-

Wire, flight controls, propulsion/FADEC, Ground Control Stations or mission systems is

particularly valuable.

• Experience with military aviation safety, MIL-STD-882E, Permit-to-Fly substantiation or

unmanned aircraft systems is a strong advantage.

• Practical experience with safety and systems-engineering tools such as Ansys medini analyze,

IBM DOORS and Cameo Systems Modeler.

• Ability to structure complex safety topics, work independently and communicate technical

conclusions clearly across engineering disciplines and with customers.

• Strong initiative, teamwork and communication skills.

• Good written and spoken English; good German skills are desirable.

• Flexibility and willingness to travel as required by the project.

WE OFFER

• Direct involvement in a technologically demanding unmanned aircraft development program with

high relevance for future aviation and defense applications.

• Substantial technical responsibility and close cooperation with experienced systems, avionics and

aircraft-development specialists.

• Challenging and innovative projects of varying size and complexity.

• A motivating team environment with flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths.

• Flexible working hours and the option for mobile working, depending on project requirements.

• Permanent employment, company pension scheme and individual training opportunities.

• Subsidized canteen within walking distance and focused work in small offices.

CONTACT

Interested? We look forward to receiving your comprehensive application, including your salary

expectations, at the following email address: recruiting@acentiss.de

ACENTISS GmbH, Einsteinstraße 28a, 85521 Ottobrunn

www.acentiss.de