System Engineer - System Safety Analysis

ADASI; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

ADASI in Hyderabad, India, seeks a Systems Safety Analysis Engineer to plan, execute and document safety activities for UAV platforms and related systems. You will ensure compliance with aerospace safety standards and airworthiness requirements across the development lifecycle.

You will lead FHA, PSSA, SSA, FTA, FMEA/FMECA analyses, allocate DALs, coordinate with avionics, flight controls, propulsion, and test teams, and contribute to safety cases and certification activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace/Avionics/Systems Engineering required.
• 15+ years aerospace/defense engineering experience.
• Experience performing system safety assessments on airborne platforms.
• Knowledge of ARP4754A/ARP4761 and MIL-STD-882.
• MBSE/SysML/UML familiarity.
• Familiarity with DO-178C/DO-254 and airworthiness processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead system safety activities across the lifecycle.
• Define safety requirements for UAV platforms and subsystems.
• Perform FHA, PSSA, SSA, FTA, FMEA/FMECA analyses.
• Coordinate with avionics, propulsion, and airworthiness teams.
• Prepare safety plans, safety cases, and certification evidence.
• Mentor safety engineers and safety analysis teams.

Skills

System safety

Avionics systems

Safety analysis

Hazard analysis

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Master's in Engineering

Tools

DOORS

Polarion

Jama

Cameo

Enterprise Architect

Job description

Job Title: Systems Engineer – System Safety Analysis

Entity: ADASI (A subsidiary of EDGE Group)

Job Specification – Systems Safety Analysis Engineer

The Systems Safety Analysis Engineer is responsible for the planning, execution, assessment, and lifecycle management of system safety activities for the company’s UAV platforms and associated systems. This role ensures that airborne systems, mission systems, and platform subsystems are developed, integrated, verified, and operated in accordance with recognized aerospace and defense safety standards and airworthiness requirements.

The engineer will lead and perform safety assessments throughout the system development lifecycle, ensuring that hazards are systematically identified, risks are assessed and mitigated, and compliance with system safety and design assurance requirements is achieved. The role requires a strong background in avionics and/or aircraft systems engineering combined with extensive experience in the application of SAE ARP4754A, SAE ARP4761, MIL-STD-882E, AEP-4671, and related aerospace safety processes.

Key Responsibilities

System Safety Requirements & Architecture

• Define, manage, and maintain system safety requirements for UAV platforms, avionics systems, mission systems, flight-critical systems, and aircraft subsystems.
• Establish and maintain the system safety program in accordance with applicable standards including SAE ARP4754A, SAE ARP4761, MIL-STD-882E, AEP-4671, and applicable airworthiness requirements.
• Perform Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA) to identify and classify failure conditions and associated safety objectives.
• Develop and maintain Preliminary System Safety Assessments (PSSA), System Safety Assessments (SSA), Particular Risk Analyses (PRA), Zonal Safety Analyses (ZSA), Common Cause Analyses (CCA), and Fault Tree Analyses (FTA).
• Perform Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA/FMECA) for aircraft systems and equipment.
• Allocate Development Assurance Levels (DALs) and derive safety-driven system requirements.
• Ensure safety requirements are properly captured, flowed down, implemented, verified, and traced throughout the system lifecycle.
• Support system architecture assessments to ensure compliance with safety objectives and integrity requirements.
• Review system architectures and design solutions to verify adequate redundancy, segregation, independence, fault tolerance, and failure management strategies.
• Prepare and maintain safety plans, safety programs, hazard tracking systems, and safety assessment reports.

Safety Analysis, Integration & Verification

• Conduct system-level and subsystem-level safety assessments for avionics, flight control systems, fuel systems, hydraulic systems, landing gear systems, propulsion systems, electrical systems, communication systems, and mission systems.
• Support the integration of COTS and custom-developed systems by evaluating safety impacts and identifying potential hazards introduced by system interfaces and operational concepts.
• Collaborate with systems, software, hardware, avionics, airworthiness, and test engineering teams to ensure safety-related requirements are adequately implemented.
• Develop safety verification strategies and compliance evidence for safety requirements.
• Review verification and validation activities to ensure safety objectives are adequately demonstrated.
• Support test readiness reviews, integration activities, ground testing, simulation campaigns, HIL testing, and flight testing from a system safety perspective.
• Analyze test data, operational data, fault reports, and in-service events to verify safety assumptions and identify emerging hazards.
• Ensure hazards are appropriately tracked through resolution and closure.

Compliance, Airworthiness & Documentation

• Ensure compliance with aerospace and defense safety standards including:
• SAE ARP4754A
• SAE ARP4761
• NATO AEP-4671
• DO-178C
• DO-254
• STANAG requirements where applicable
• GCAA, Military Airworthiness Authority, and customer-specific requirements
• Support platform airworthiness activities through development of safety cases and certification evidence.
• Assess supplier safety processes and deliverables to ensure compliance with program safety objectives.
• Participate in design assurance activities and provide safety input to certification, qualification, and acceptance processes.
• Maintain hazard logs, risk registers, safety requirements databases, safety cases, and supporting compliance evidence.
• Prepare technical documentation including:
• Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA)
• Preliminary System Safety Assessments (PSSA)
• System Safety Assessments (SSA)
• Fault Tree Analyses (FTA)
• FMEA/FMECA reports
• Common Cause Analysis (CCA)
• Safety Plans
• Airworthiness and Certification Compliance Reports

Safety Workgroup and Technical Leadership

• Lead system safety workgroups, in analysis, assessments and documentation
• Participate in technical reviews including SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR, QR, FCA, and PCA.
• Provide system safety guidance to engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Support engineering trade studies by evaluating safety impacts and operational risks.
• Collaborate with flight controls, avionics, propulsion, electrical power, software, mission systems, and airworthiness teams to ensure consistent implementation of safety requirements.
• Interface with customers, certification authorities, military airworthiness authorities, and suppliers on safety-related matters.
• Mentor junior safety and systems engineers in safety methodologies, hazard analysis techniques, and compliance processes.
• Support accident investigation activities, incident analysis, corrective action implementation, and lessons-learned initiatives where required.

Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Avionics Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline (REQUIRED).
• Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Safety Engineering, Airworthiness, or a related discipline (PREFERRED).

Professional Experience

• Minimum 15+ years of experience in aerospace, defense, UAV, military aviation, or commercial aviation engineering.
• Demonstrated experience performing system safety assessments on airborne platforms.
• Previous engineering experience in one or more of the following disciplines:
• Avionics system design and development
• Flight control systems
• Hydraulic systems
• Propulsion/engine systems
• Electrical power systems
• Military aircraft mission systems
• Proven experience applying:
• SAE ARP4754A
• SAE ARP4761
• NATO AEP-4671 throughout the system development lifecycle.
• Experience supporting certification, qualification, military airworthiness, or regulatory compliance programs.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams developing safety-critical aerospace systems.

Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in aerospace system safety engineering principles and methodologies.
• FHA
• PSSA
• SSA
• FTA
• FMEA/FMECA
• CCA
• PRA
• Reliability and risk assessments
• Strong understanding of safety-critical system architectures, fault tolerance, redundancy management, and failure detection/recovery concepts.
• Experience in safety-driven requirements development and lifecycle management.
• Proficient in systems engineering and requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, Polarion, Jama, Cameo, Enterprise Architect).
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approaches and SysML/UML.
• Strong knowledge of aircraft and/or avionics system development lifecycles.
• Familiarity with software and hardware development assurance processes including DO-178C and DO-254.
• Understanding of reliability engineering concepts including MTBF, reliability prediction, and probabilistic risk assessment.
• Familiarity with environmental qualification, EMI/EMC compliance, and system qualification processes.
• Experience in reviewing supplier safety programs, safety analyses, and certification artefacts.
• Capable of technical leadership and oversight of supplier design and safety activities.
• Strong knowledge and experience in system development lifecycle management and configuration management processes.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent technical writing and documentation capabilities.
• Ability to communicate complex safety concepts to engineering and non-engineering stakeholders.
• Strong systems-thinking mindset with the ability to understand interactions across complex aerospace systems.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on safety, airworthiness, reliability, and operational risk management.
• Proactive, adaptable, and solution-driven in dynamic development environments.
• Strong stakeholder management, review leadership, and technical coordination skills.

Preferred Certifications and Experience

• INCOSE ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP – Strongly Preferred.
• MIL-STD-882 System Safety Training/Certification – Preferred.
• SAE ARP4754A and SAE ARP4761 Practical Application Experience – Strongly Preferred.
• AEP-4671 Airworthiness Framework Experience – Strongly Preferred.
• Reliability Engineering Certification (ASQ CRE or equivalent) – Advantageous.
• Functional Safety Certification (e.g., IEC 61508 or equivalent) – Advantageous.
• DO-178C / DO-254 Training or Certification – Beneficial.
• AS9100 / ISO 9001 Quality Management System Awareness – Preferred.
• Experience in supporting military aircraft, UAV, rotorcraft, or civil aircraft certification programs – Highly Desirable.

Additional Requirements

• Must be eligible for UAE defense/security clearance.
• Willing to travel domestically and internationally for vendor visits, integration, and test campaigns.
• Fluent in English (Arabic language skills an asset).