Senior Staff Aerospace Systems Safety Engineer

Woodward HRT/MPC; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 113,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Stock contribution

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays

Job summary

Woodward seeks an experienced System Safety Engineer to join its Aerospace Electronics team in a critical safety role. You will lead safety activities across the product lifecycle, defining safety requirements, evaluating architectures, and supporting certification efforts for safety-critical aerospace electronics.

The role requires strong knowledge of FHA/PSSA/SSA, FMEA/FMECA, and DO-178C/DO-254/DO-160 guidance, plus collaboration with multiple engineering disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience with safety-critical aerospace, avionics, electronic control, actuation, propulsion, or aircraft systems is preferred.
• Working knowledge of Aviation Development guidelines, ARP4754/ARP4761/DO-178/DO-254/DO-160.
• Demonstrated experience developing, reviewing, or supporting system safety analyses and certification artifacts for complex aerospace products.
• Experience working with customers, suppliers, or certification authorities is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead aerospace system safety activities across the product lifecycle, including hazard identification, safety requirements development, architecture safety assessments, verification planning, and certification support.
• Perform and document safety analyses such as FHA, PSSA, SSA, FTA, FMEA/FMECA, CCA, PRA, ZSA, etc.
• Collaborate with systems, electrical, software, mechanical, test, quality, and program teams to allocate safety requirements and ensure mitigations.
• Support development assurance and certification activities aligned with ARP/D0 standards and DO-178C/DO-254/DO-160 guidance.
• Define and maintain safety artifacts, assumptions, derived requirements, traceability, DAL considerations, and evidence for reviews and audits.
• Advise leadership on safety risk, compliance strategy, and trade-offs between architecture, reliability, and maintainability.
• Mentor engineers in aerospace safety practices and promote standard documentation.

Skills

Aerospace Safety

Safety Analysis

Aerospace Standards

Traceability

Systems Engineering

Technical Analysis

Cross-Functional

Communication

Problem Solving

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Woodward seeks an experienced System Safety Engineer to join its Aerospace Electronics team in a critical safety role. You will lead safety activities across the product lifecycle, defining safety requirements, evaluating architectures, and supporting certification efforts for safety-critical aerospace electronics.

The role requires strong knowledge of FHA/PSSA/SSA, FMEA/FMECA, and DO-178C/DO-254/DO-160 guidance, plus collaboration with multiple engineering disciplines.