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Functional Safety Engineer (ARP4754, Software safety)

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StageDirectory listedStandardsARP4754 · ARP4761 · DO-178CIndustryAerospace & defenseSeniorityMid-levelRegionCanadaWork modeHybridSource year2026Role familySoftware safetySegmentOtherEmploymentFull-timeEmployerEmployer profile
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Role summary

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Responsibilities

  • Performing safety/hazard assessments and analyses on projects involving complex electromechanical systems with a significant software component.
  • Performing software criticality analysis
  • Developing product software safety requirements to meet customer and mission requirements
  • Performing trade-off studies to ensure the requirements are the right requirements
  • Working with design, systems engineering and software groups to ensure that safety-related inputs are incorporated into the design.
  • Analyzing safety-critical software documentation and source code for safety
  • Analyzing reused software for safety
  • Defend safety decisions to internal and external customers
  • Ensure safety requirements are met in design phase
  • Contribute to System Safety Analysis Reports
  • Present safety designs at safety review panels

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Software, Computer, or Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science
  • Strong software safety experience in a safety-critical development environment
  • Ability to communicate with and work alongside multiple engineering disciplines to develop safety requirements
  • A strong aptitude for continuous improvement.
  • Excellent verbal, written communication, and presentation skills.

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Standards

  • ARP4754 Development of Civil Aircraft and Systems
  • ARP4761 Safety Assessment of Civil Airborne Systems
  • DO-178C Software Considerations in Airborne Systems

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