Staff Engineer, Safety - X-BAT (R5844)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Work with System-Safety / Airworthiness Lead to derive, refine, and validate safety requirements for the X-BAT platform and support systems.
• Apply system safety engineering methods (e.g. STPA, SSA, FTA, PHA, FMEA) to analyze subsystems, interfaces, and integrated architectures, identifying hazards and mitigation strategies.
• Guide engineering teams in allocating safety requirements and verifying mitigation effectiveness.
• Support development of the safety case and certification evidence for X-BAT.
• Partner with cybersecurity specialists to develop and validate cybersecurity related safety requirements.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering to audit, refine, and assure the X-BAT Hazard Tracking System, ensuring accuracy, traceability, and closure of hazards.
• Assist in creating, reviewing, and maintaining airworthiness and technical safety documentation for X-BAT.
• Support mishap and near miss investigations for the X-BAT platform, providing technical system-level context.

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (systems, aerospace, electrical, mechanical, or related field).
• 5–8+ years of experience in system safety, airworthiness, or mission-critical system engineering.
• Experience generating or maintaining hazard logs (HTS/Hazard Tracking Systems).
• Working knowledge of system safety processes and hazard analysis tools.
• Familiarity with requirements management and hazard tracking systems.
• Strong analytical and technical communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Ability to possess a Secret DoD security clearance as required by customers.