Senior Systems Safety Engineer — Electric Aviation

BETA TECHNOLOGIES; South Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

PSUs

Flight lessons

Onsite healthcare

Daily lunch

Job summary

BETA Technologies is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer to lead system safety assessments for electric aviation initiatives in Vermont. You will coordinate safety analyses, collaborate with design teams to ensure certifiability, and establish failure rate metrics for innovative components.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will interact with regulators, develop safety requirements, and mentor junior engineers while advancing certification through FAA processes and industry standards.

Qualifications

• Experience with ARP4754A/ARP4761 guidelines for commercial aviation.
• Proficient in FHA, FTA, PSSA, SSA, ZSA, PRA, CMA, FMEA.
• Safety requirements generation, validation, and verification.
• 10+ years in system safety for aviation with multiple certification cycles.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and execute safety assessment for BETA systems and equipment.
• Collaborate on design of new products to ensure safety and certifiability.
• Establish failure rates for unproven components in aviation.
• Work with regulators to meet safety and reliability requirements.

Skills

System safety

FHA/FTA/SSA

Regulatory interface

Safety requirements

Engineering design

ARP4754A knowledge

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CAFTA

Polarion

Job description

BETA Technologies is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer to lead system safety assessments for electric aviation initiatives in Vermont. You will coordinate safety analyses, collaborate with design teams to ensure certifiability, and establish failure rate metrics for innovative components.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will interact with regulators, develop safety requirements, and mentor junior engineers while advancing certification through FAA processes and industry standards.