Senior Principal Reliability & Safety Engineer

at  Collins Aerospace

QUALIFICATIONS YOU MUST HAVE

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience.
• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as defined here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62
• Experience in executing commercial or military aviation Reliability and System Safety certification programs.
• Experience generating relevant safety Management of Change (MoC) with engineering teams (such as Stress and Thermal)

QUALIFICATIONS WE PREFER

• Holds CORE or equivalent certification, demonstrating proficiency in fostering process maturity and adept use of root cause corrective action methodologies and tools.
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project).
• Proficient in Computer-Aided Fault Tree Analysis (CAFTA) or equivalent.
• Proficient in performing activities in support of Maintenance Steering Group 3 (MSG-3).
• Experience with commercial aircraft integrated powerplant subsystem, specifically nacelle and thrust reverser.
• Experience with interpretation of safety regulations for Commercial and/or Military Aviation applications.

LEARN MORE & APPLY NOW

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.
Our Advanced Structures team leverages advanced materials and additive manufacturing to develop complex interior and exterior solutions. These solutions ensure structural integrity of the aircraft, help aircraft take off and land, stay trim in the air, move forward, carry cargo and conduct rescues. We delight our customers with superior products and best-in-class service. Our global team is committed to continuous improvement – we work hard to make our solutions lighter-weight, stronger and more technically advanced, so that plane travel can be safer, more affordable, and more sustainable in the years to come. We are looking for the best and brightest to fly and land with us!

MINIMUM PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS

• Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application
• Have prior experience in functional area of interest
• Have interest in returning in either a full-time or part-time position
  Diversity drives innovation, inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share
  their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.

POSITION ROLE TYPE:

Onsite
Collins Aerospace is seeking a skilled Senior Principal Reliability & Safety Engineer to join our Reliability & Safety (R&S) Team located in Chula Vista, California.
As an essential component of our Nacelle engineering lifecycle, our Reliability and Safety Team is responsible for ensuring safety compliance through systematic application of Reliability, System Safety, Lightning Safety and Fire Safety principles to all products under Collins Aerospace, Advanced Structures – Aerostructures portfolio.

You are a seasoned professional who not only excels in engineering management techniques but also thrives in fostering collaborative relationships and driving continuous improvements. You have a proven track record in establishing and executing reliability and system safety programs from design inception through certification and sustainment for commercial and/or military aviation applications.

• The position is working onsite at our Chula Vista California site
• Relocation assistance is available

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Perform as an individual contributor in the subject areas of Reliability and System Safety.
• Manage safety requirements flown down by the customers and recommend appropriate means of compliance (MoC).
• Support various design reviews throughout nacelle product development lifecycle to ensure adequate Reliability and System Safety considerations in accordance with SAE ARP4754 or equivalent MIL-STDs.
• Generate applicable Reliability and System Safety artifacts such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), System Safety Assessment (SSA), Common Mode Analysis (CMA), etc., in accordance with SAE ARP4761 or equivalent MIL-STDs.
• Support product safety management system by performing safety risk analyses (Continued Airworthiness Assessment Methodology in accordance with FAA Advisory Circular 39-8 and/or Numeric Risk Assessment Methodology).
• Perform trade studies to guide design solutions for next generation nacelle products to include but not limited to Ice Protection and Thrust Reverser.
• Travel requirement: 10% to support operational needs and collaboration efforts.
• Perform other duties as required