Senior Systems Engineer - System Safety Analysis

ABOUT THE ROLE
About ADASI
ADASI is the regional leader in autonomous systems and services, dedicated to offering holistic solutions – from the development and production of unmanned systems to joint mission analysis and equipment acquisition. We manufacture, operate, and maintain next-generation autonomous capabilities for air, land, and sea, operating in demanding environments. Headquartered in the UAE, we are committed to advancing the region’s technological edge in defense innovation.

The Systems Safety Analysis Engineer is responsible for the planning, execution, assessment, and lifecycle management of system safety activities for the company’s UAV platforms and associated systems. This role ensures that airborne systems, mission systems, and platform subsystems are developed, integrated, verified, and operated in accordance with recognized aerospace and defense safety standards and airworthiness requirements.

The engineer will lead and perform safety assessments throughout the system development lifecycle, ensuring that hazards are systematically identified, risks are assessed and mitigated, and compliance with system safety and design assurance requirements is achieved. The role requires a strong background in avionics and/or aircraft systems engineering combined with extensive experience in the application of SAE ARP4754A, SAE ARP4761, MIL-STD-882E, AEP-4671, and related aerospace safety processes.

RESPONSIBILITIES
System Safety Requirements & Architecture

• Define, manage, and maintain system safety requirements for UAV platforms, avionics systems, mission systems, flight-critical systems, and aircraft subsystems.
• Establish and maintain the system safety program in accordance with applicable standards including SAE ARP4754A, SAE ARP4761, MIL-STD-882E, AEP-4671.
• Perform FHA to identify and classify failure conditions and associated safety objectives.
• Develop and maintain PSSA, SSA, PRA, ZSA, CCA, and FTA.
• Perform FMEA/FMECA for aircraft systems and equipment.
• Allocate DALs and derive safety-driven system requirements.
• Ensure safety requirements are properly captured, flowed down, implemented, verified, and traced throughout the system lifecycle.
• Support system architecture assessments to ensure compliance with safety objectives and integrity requirements.
• Review system architectures and design solutions to verify adequate redundancy, segregation, independence, fault tolerance, and failure management strategies.
• Prepare and maintain safety plans, safety programs, hazard tracking systems, and safety assessment reports.

Safety Analysis, Integration & Verification

• Conduct system-level and subsystem-level safety assessments for avionics, flight control systems, fuel systems, hydraulic systems, landing gear systems, propulsion systems, electrical systems, communication systems, and mission systems.
• Support the integration of COTS and custom-developed systems by evaluating safety impacts and identifying potential hazards introduced by system interfaces and operational concepts.
• Develop safety verification strategies and compliance evidence for safety requirements.
• Review verification and validation activities to ensure safety objectives are adequately demonstrated.
• Support test readiness reviews, integration activities, ground testing, simulation campaigns, HIL testing, and flight testing from a system safety perspective.

Compliance, Airworthiness & Documentation

• Ensure compliance with aerospace and defense safety standards including:
  • SAE ARP4754A
  • SAE ARP4761
  • MIL-STD-882E
  • NATO AEP-4671
  • DO-178C
  • DO-254
  • STANAG
  • GCAA, Military Airworthiness Authority, and customer-specific requirements
• Support platform airworthiness activities through development of safety cases and certification evidence.
• Assess supplier safety processes and deliverables to ensure compliance with program safety objectives.
• Participate in design assurance activities and provide safety input to certification, qualification, and acceptance processes.
• Maintain hazard logs, risk registers, safety requirements databases, safety cases, and supporting compliance evidence.
• Prepare technical documentation including:
  • FHA
  • PSSA
  • SSA
  • FTA
  • FMEA/FMECA reports
  • CCA
  • PRA
  • Safety Plans
  • Hazard Logs
  • Airworthiness and Certification Compliance Reports

Safety Workgroup and Technical Leadership

• Lead system safety workgroups in analysis, assessments, and documentation.
• Participate in technical reviews including SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR, QR, FCA, and PCA.
• Collaborate with flight controls, avionics, propulsion, electrical power, software, mission systems, and airworthiness teams to ensure consistent implementation of safety requirements.
• Interface with customers, certification authorities, military airworthiness authorities, and suppliers on safety-related matters.
• Mentor junior safety and systems engineers.
• Support accident investigation activities, incident analysis, corrective action implementation, and lessons-learned initiatives where required.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Avionics Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline (REQUIRED).
• Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Safety Engineering, Airworthiness, or a related discipline (PREFERRED).

Professional Experience

• Minimum 15+ years of experience in aerospace, defense, UAV, military aviation, or commercial aviation engineering.
• Demonstrated experience performing system safety assessments on airborne platforms.
• Previous engineering experience in one or more of the following disciplines:
  • Avionics system design and development
  • Flight control systems
  • Fuel systems
  • Landing gear systems
  • Hydraulic systems
  • Propulsion/engine systems
  • Electrical power systems
  • Military aircraft mission systems
• Proven experience applying:
  • SAE ARP4754A
  • SAE ARP4761
  • MIL-STD-882E
  • NATO AEP-4671 throughout the system development lifecycle.
• Experience supporting certification, qualification, military airworthiness, or regulatory compliance programs.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams developing safety-critical aerospace.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• INCOSE ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP – Strongly Preferred.
• MIL-STD-882 System Safety Training/Certification – Preferred.
• SAE ARP4754A and SAE ARP4761 Practical Application Experience – Strongly Preferred.
• AEP-4671 Airworthiness Framework Experience – Strongly Preferred.
• Reliability Engineering Certification (ASQ CRE or equivalent) – Advantageous.
• Functional Safety Certification (e.g., IEC 61508 or equivalent) – Advantageous.
• DO-178C / DO-254 Training or Certification – Beneficial.
• AS9100 / ISO 9001 Quality Management System Awareness – Preferred.
• Experience in supporting military aircraft, UAV, rotorcraft, or civil aircraft certification programs – Highly Desirable.