Safety Specialist - Spécialiste Système Sécurité Fiabilité

The safety and reliability specialist will be responsible for the safety and reliability activities of an avionics program related to the flight control system. They ensure that the system architecture and controllers meet the safety and certification objectives defined by the authorities (CS/FAR XX.1309, Part 21, Part 23). The incumbent will be responsible for demonstrating to our various clients that ARP4754a/61 practices are met.

Essential Functions

• Safety and reliability assessment (PSSA / SSA, FMEA, FTA and CMA) of flight control systems and controllers (software and hardware) in accordance with ARP4754 / 61 practices
• Defines, negotiates and shares safety and reliability objectives and methods with the rest of the team, clients and partners.
• Prepares, presents and defends the safety and reliability plan to our clients.
• Architecture definition
• At the start of the project, participates in workshops on architecture choices
• Identifies and formalizes safety and reliability requirements through specification documents
• Participates in the validation of requirements and supports the verification process
• Provides expertise to other Thales entities as well as its partners
• Represents Thales in various international standardization committees such as (ASTM & EUROCAE)
• Performs safety and reliability assessment of concepts defined during the research phase
• Evaluates safety and reliability activities during the bidding phase
• Presents and explains the reliability and security aspect for an audience not initiated in safety and reliability aspects.
• Acts as an expert for safety and reliability aspects during reviews by the Thales incident committee

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or equivalent with a minimum of 1 year of professional experience.
• Knowledge of aerospace standards
• Experience in the field of design and certification of embedded equipment and systems.
• Experience in the field of safety and reliability of embedded equipment and systems.
• Spoken and written English (capable of writing reports and communicating effectively)
• Capable of interacting effectively with clients and suppliers.
• Capable of expressing ideas and popularizing information, orally and in writing.
• Good team spirit.
• Effectively organizing one's work autonomously