Safety Engineer

Safety Engineer

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Safety Engineer to join our Engineering Team in Grand Prairie, TX. In this role, you will work in a close relationship with the project team, architects, and designers to help execute all aspects related to safety and reliability. You will also ensure that Airbus products are developed, designed, produced, and supported according to state-of-the-art and the relevant safety standards.

Our Engineers have the privilege of working on complex, highly engineered machines and are involved at all stages of the aircraft life cycle, from product development to manufacturing and direct support to our airline customers. If you're interested in designing, creating, and testing the present and future of Airbus products across the globe, join our mission to connect the world.

A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.

How we care for you:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan, and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP")
• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays, and a generous paid parental leave program
• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan ("EAP"), and other supplemental benefit coverages
• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path, as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programs and both national and international mobility

Your Challenges:

Safety Analysis: 70%

• Analyze system architectures, systems, and subsystems concerning safety, failure cases, and hazards
• Check design characteristics to reach safety performance for all kinds of helicopter applications
• Support the systems installation inside the aircraft to reduce risks of cascading failure, fire, or risks in case of collision with birds.
• Drive design and architectures to secure programs success
• Define, if needed, recommendations to modify the flight manual for operational safety
• Challenge components and system suppliers to ensure a design fulfilling safety/reliability requirements
• Produce reports regarding analysis performed

Certification activities: 30%

• Support demonstration to official services (FAA/EASA, Customer's own Airworthiness Authority) that safety objectives of the regulations are met in order to contribute to the certification/qualification.
• Support the airworthiness and project team in the design choice and certification/qualification strategy
• Support the development of certification/qualification packages including certification plans, compliance checklists, and conformity inspection plans
• Coordinate with FAA DERs and ODA Unit Members or other applicable authority representatives in support of certification/qualification requirements

Your Boarding Pass:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering relevant to the applicable system or equivalent experience
• Seven (7) years of relevant experience (or verifiable demonstrated equivalent) of aircraft systems design, development, integration, and/or certification
• Three (3) years in Safety and Reliability
• Experience as Compliance Verification Engineer of advantage
• Aviation architecture knowledge with willingness to discover system design
• Knowledge of certification processes and standards FAA; EASA, Military
• Flight safety (safety objectives definition)
• System and Safety design such as ARP 4754, and ARP 4761
• Avionics and Electrical power generation and distribution
• Avionics environmental qualification requirements and limitations
• Avionics systems layout requirements and considerations
• Basics Avionics: core computers & displays, Alerting, communications/ICS, Auto Pilot,
• Airborne Navigation & Radio communication systems (VHF/UHF, VOR, ILS, FMS, GPS, ADS-B, etc.)
• Control Panel / Switches
• Lighting (internal/external, NVIS, search lights, etc.)
• Ground tools
• Digital literacy
• 10% Domestic and International travel
• Must be a US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license)

Preferred Skills/Education:

• Masters of Science in Engineering relevant to the applicable system or equivalent experience
• Airworthiness
• Human Machine Interface (HMI) (parameter to be displayed and open mechanism to be implemented)
• Aircraft Systems Integration

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite or remote: 80% Onsite except when on travel
• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports, and engineering drawings. Daily
• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms. Daily
• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information, and participate in communications. Daily
• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts. Daily
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 10lbs/5kgs. Daily
• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 10lbs/5kgs. Daily
• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools. Rarely
• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer. Daily
• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. Infrequently
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor. Daily
• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice. Approximately 5% - 10%
• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces. Daily
• PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

Take your career to a new level and apply now!

A full job description will be provided to candidates who progress to the interview stage or any candidate upon request.

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.

Airbus Helicopters, Inc.

Employment Type: US - Direct Hire

Experience Level: Professional

Remote Type: On-site

Job Family: Qualification & Operability

Airbus provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or other legally protected status. In addition to federal law requirements, Airbus complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, demotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits, and training. Airbus expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation