Senior Avionics Safety Engineer, Systems Safety Leader

RTX; Cedar Rapids (IA); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

3 weeks vacation

401(k) with match

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, part of RTX, seeks a Senior Safety Engineer to lead avionics safety programs in reliability, maintainability, and system safety. You will guide system safety analyses and risk assessments across hardware and software and mentor junior engineers in a cross‑functional, mission‑driven environment.

You will collaborate with global teams to shape safety strategies, influence design decisions early, and ensure compliance with ARP4761, DO‑178B/C, ARP4754A, and ARP297.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.
• Experience in aircraft systems, hardware, or software engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead programs through ARP4761 civil safety assessment process.
• Develop and review System Safety Plans, FHAs, PSSAs, SSAs, FTAs and CMAs.
• Support hardware/software engineering in defining safety requirements.
• Analyze continued airworthiness risk for field issues.
• Mentor and train safety engineers.
• Collaborate with customers and leadership to plan safety activities.
• Be a recognized avionics safety technical expert.

Skills

ARP4761 safety process

FHAs

PSSAs

SSAs

FTA

CMAs

System Safety Plans

DO-178B/C

ARP4754A

DO-297

CAFTA

Reliability engineering basics

Technical writing/presentation

Education

University Degree

Advanced Degree

Tools

CAFTA

Job description

Collins Aerospace, part of RTX, seeks a Senior Safety Engineer to lead avionics safety programs in reliability, maintainability, and system safety. You will guide system safety analyses and risk assessments across hardware and software and mentor junior engineers in a cross‑functional, mission‑driven environment.

You will collaborate with global teams to shape safety strategies, influence design decisions early, and ensure compliance with ARP4761, DO‑178B/C, ARP4754A, and ARP297.