System Safety Engineer (d/f/m)

Job Description:

Airbus Defence and Space is looking for aSystem Safety Engineer to support the Aircraft Development Safety team in Getafe, Spain. The job position is based on Toulouse (France).

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team developing advanced military aircraft. As part of the Aircraft Development Safety team, you will be involved in ensuring that our products are designed, developed, and supported in full compliance with international safety and airworthiness standards, aiming at guaranteeing the highest level of operational security and reliability.

Your challenges:

1. System Safety Assessment & Analysis

• Lead and oversee comprehensive System Safety Assessment (SSA) activities for military aircraft systems throughout all development phases.
• Conduct systematic examinations of system functions to identify and classify potential failure conditions based on their severity.
• Execute advanced safety analyses, including Common-Cause Analysis (such as Particular Risk Analysis, Zonal Safety Analysis, and Common Mode Analysis) to mitigate systemic risks.

2. Requirements Engineering & Interface Management

• Define and architect complex System Safety requirements ensuring alignment with strategic safety objectives.
• Define and manage safety requirements at the interfaces between interacting systems.
• Act as a key technical interfaces and consultant for various domains, including maintenance, human factors, aircraft performance, structures, and quality to ensure seamless integration.

3. Certification & Regulatory Compliance

• Drive the certification process by providing expert technical evidence and defending safety arguments before Airworthiness Authoritie
• Perform risk analyses required to demonstrate Continuous Airworthiness (ensuring the aircraft remains safe throughout its entire operational life).
• Review and approve supplier data regarding Safety and Reliability to ensure high-quality integration.

MANDATORY:

This position requires a security clearance or will require being eligible for clearance by the recognized authorities.

Your profile:

Competences and experience:

• Background : Strong technical foundation in Aeronautical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field
• Technical Expertise:
  • Strong understanding of aircraft systems and complex technical architectures.
  • Experience in System Engineering, specifically regarding interfaces with Safety Assessment, Airworthiness, or Certification processes.
  • Proficiency in MS Office Suite.
  • Experience with specialized Safety Tools (e.g., Isograph FaultTree+) is a significant advantage.
• Soft Skills:
  • Ability to work with high autonomy, managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Proven ability to solve complex, non-routine technical problems and provide strategic recommendations.
  • Commitment to integrity and professional ethics in handling compliance risks.
  • Strong communication skills in English (written and spoken).

Your working environment:

Global capital of aeronautics and European capital for space research, Toulouse is a dynamic city of the southwest of France served by an international airport. Ideally located between the Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic ocean and close to the Pyrenees mountains, it offers plenty of options for outdoor activities!

How we care for you:

• Financial rewards:Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit sharing schemes, employee savings plan abounded by Airbus and employee stock purchase plan on a voluntary basis.

• Work / Life Balance:Extra days-off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, a Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services.

• Wellbeing / Health:Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death). Depending on the site: health services center, concierge services, gym, carpooling application.

• Individual development: Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to +10.000 e-learning courses to develop your employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

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This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.