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Control System Safety Engineer

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StageUnknownStandardsDO-178C · DO-254 · ARP4754 · ARP4761 · MIL-STD-882IndustryAerospace & defenseSeniorityMid-levelRegionIndiaWork modeHybridSource year2026Company sizeUnknownRole familySystems safetySegmentEnergy storageEmploymentFull-timeEmployerEmployer profileToolsIBM DOORS · Cameo / MagicDraw · Isograph / FaultTree+

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Role summary

Working Pattern: Full-time

Working location: Indianapolis, IN./Hybrid (3 days onsite on avg.)

You’ll be given responsibility and the opportunity to grow in our high-performance culture. This is Infinite Potential. And it’s your chance to really shine and contribute to one of the world’s most recognized brands and a beacon for engineering excellence.

As a Control System Safety Engineer, you will develop and maintain the Safety Cases for Electronic Engine Control and Monitoring Systems to ensure the design is single fault tolerant and meets the engine functional hazard rates and all applicable certification requirements.

You will be responsible for providing technical guidance, counsel, and direction to a small team of engineers to ensure technical outcomes are delivered to appropriate standards and quality while working with a global engineering community to identify areas for collaboration and knowledge exchange. You will support full life cycle development and mentor junior engineers on processes, tools, and technical solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with other teams and customers to develop electrical, electronics and mechatronics control system safety work products such as: System Safety and Reliability Assessment, Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA), Fault Tree AnalysisA top-down deductive analysis tracing an undesired top event to combinations of lower-level faults using boolean logic. Read more (FTA), Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) or Common Cause Analysis (CCA)
  • Work with a cross-functional team to establish the highest standards of technical capability, quality, professionalism, and teamwork
  • Provide and support engineering and process guidance, training and create documentation
  • Prepare and review engineering work products for technical documentation, quality, completeness
  • Resolve complex problems through the application of acquired technical experience and knowledge
  • Develop and communicate complex technical ideas and information in a concise and logical way

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Computer Engineering with 1+ years of product development engineering experience, OR
  • Master’s degree in in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Computer Engineering, OR
  • PhD in degree in in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical or Computer Engineering
  • In order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen

Nice to have

  • 4+ years of product safety engineering experience
  • Experience with requirements management
  • Application of agile development methods to deliver engineering work products
  • Experience with military qualification and/or FAA certification of airborne systems
  • Familiarity with the one or more of the following standards: ARP4754, ARP4761, MIL-STD-882, MIL-STD-1629, DO-178C, DO-254, AMCOM 385 and IEE 1633-2016
  • Gas turbine engine, propulsion, or electrical control system experience
  • Demonstrated experience with control system design and one or more of the following tools: Fault Tree+, Reliability Workbench, DOORS, Cameo Systems Modeler
  • Knowledge of systems engineering, and robust design tools and techniques coupled with the latest model-centric development approaches

Software Systems

Standards

  • DO-178C
  • DO-254
  • ARP4754
  • ARP4761
  • MIL-STD-882

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