# Sr. Staff Safety Engineer

Hiring organization: [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0f5f2c79-4432-4552-8346-9b8bb0c0f52a

Listed on AeroVironment's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Salary: 133500 – 203750 USD per year

## Summary

Lead system safety engineering for unmanned defense and commercial aircraft systems, conducting hazard analyses and safety documentation per military standards. This role suits experienced safety engineers who want to mentor others and shape safety processes across complex, multi-disciplinary programs.

_Our summary, not AeroVironment's wording._

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
- 8+ years of safety and/or weapons system safety experience
- Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. DoD Secret security clearance
- Demonstrated experience applying MIL-STD-882E in defense or aerospace
- Hands-on experience with hazard analyses (PHA, FHA, SHA, SSHA)
- Experience with FMECA or similar reliability/safety analysis methods
- Experience authoring System Safety Management Plans, Safety Assessment Reports, and Hazard Logs
- Experience presenting safety analyses at technical and program reviews
- Multidisciplinary engineering collaboration and communication skills
- U.S. person status (citizen, green card holder, refugee, or asylee) for ITAR compliance

## Nice to have

- Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or related field from ABET-accredited institution
- Current active U.S. DoD Secret clearance or higher
- Experience with UAVs, UAS, or weaponized unmanned systems
- Weapon system safety board or fuze board participation
- Familiarity with MIL-STD-1316 and MIL-STD-1901
- Software safety experience including DO-178C
- Familiarity with AMCOM 385-17 and Army aviation safety programs
- Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) analyses
- Human factors and human-systems integration in safety context
- Requirements management and MBSE tools (Jama, Cameo)

Apply on AeroVironment's site: https://avav.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/AVAV/job/Huntsville-AL/Sr-Staff-Safety-Engineer_8167