Envisage Recruitment Limited
Advanced Aircraft Systems Safety Engineer
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Advanced Aircraft Systems Safety Engineer
Location
Bristol
Salary/Rate
£65,000 per annum plus benefits
Shift Pattern/Working Hours
Standard working week, Monday to Friday
About the Role
An opportunity to join an aerospace engineering business working on safety-critical systems across flight controls, actuation, and battery management.
You'll take ownership of key safety assessments across the aircraft's development lifecycle, from early hazard analysis through to certification support. Sitting close to the design and integration teams, you'll help shape how safety is built into the product from the outset rather than bolted on afterwards.
This is a role for someone who enjoys the technical depth of safety engineering and wants to see their work through to certification.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Functional Hazard Assessments (FHAs), Preliminary System Safety Assessments (PSSAs) and System Safety Assessments (SSAs) for systems including Flight Controls, Actuation, and Battery Management
- Perform supporting analyses including Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Common Mode Analysis (CMA), Particular Risk Assessments (PRA) and Zonal Safety Assessments (ZSA)
- Develop the aircraft safety case in line with certification and operational requirements
- Define safety requirements and ensure they're captured, communicated and tracked with design and integration teams
- Work across engineering disciplines to raise safety awareness and embed it into the product
- Contribute to certification planning activity
- Help improve safety processes, tools, and documentation over time
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The Person
- Degree or higher qualification in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering
- Established background designing or developing safety-critical systems
- Strong track record performing aircraft or system-level safety assessments, ideally on flight control, actuation, or battery systems
- Working knowledge of aircraft certification standards and processes
- Proficient in safety analysis techniques and tools such as Fault Tree, STPA, or Reliability Analysis
- Practical experience with ARP4754A/B and ARP4761/A
- Able to produce safety documentation to support certification
- Familiarity with regulations such as SC VTOL.2510 or 23.1309
- Strong communicator with a collaborative approach to problem solving
Desirable
- Experience on eVTOL, UAM, or rotorcraft platforms
- Understanding of model-based systems engineering (MBSE), cyber-safety, or safety management systems
- Familiarity with RTCA DO-178C and DO-254
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This is a chance to shape the safety case for genuinely novel aircraft systems, working alongside engineers who take safety as seriously as you do. If you want ownership over safety outcomes rather than just sign-off, get in touch.
To Apply
If this role sounds like the right fit for your skills and experience, please get in touch with Envisage Recruitment. Submit your CV to nmellor@envisage-recruit.com or call 07912043014 for more information.
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