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Lead safety and reliability engineer

Germany, Immenstaad am Bodensee · Job Posted February 21, 2026
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Job Description

This position is part of our Safety Business Unit, which aims to enable safer, greener and more inclusive industries and transportation systems.

Job Responsibility

  • Developing and defining new concepts and methodologies for complex, RAMS and Safety critical systems on spacecraft, substem or equipment level
  • Overall technical and expert authority for all RAMS and Safety topics within a complex program or product portfolio
  • Performing complex safety assessments at different product maturity stages (safety phases I, II and III)
  • Analyzing and solving highly complex, RAMS problems including extensive analysis of system interfaces and performance
  • Directing and coordinating external/internal RAMS teams and acting as the primary, final technical negotiator with major customers and governmental/international space agencies
  • Developing and leading the implementation of risk optimization and safety-by-design strategies that influence core system architecture
  • Strategic guidance for junior/senior engineers and defining the technical training roadmap for the department
  • Performing and coordinating safety assessments for operations, remove & repair activities
  • Establishing and leading reliability, availability and maintainability analyses for multi-disciplinary systems
  • Leading the preparation of FMECA, HSIA, fault tree analyses
  • defining, coordinating, and managing technical interfaces with multiple major equipment suppliers
  • Defining RAMS requirements in contribution to specifications at equipment level and following the relevant design development to check the compliance to the defined requirements
  • Coordinating and conduction the preparation of hazard analyses for spacecraft, equipment/instruments as well as for ground support equipment
  • Co-engineering with FDIR architects (failure detection, isolation and recovery) and optimizing the FDIR architecture
  • Preparation of required documentation and technical reports for internal and external presentation of work results

Requirements

  • Relevant completed degree with standard period of study of up to 4 years in aeronautical engineering or mechanical engineering and related extended subject-specific additional qualifications
  • or completed vocational training with corresponding, particularly extensive, subject-specific additional qualification
  • Extensive and specialized knowledge and experience in the above-mentioned areas of responsibility
  • In-depth knowledge and experience in un-manned Space Systems, in particular payload system
  • Extensive, applied knowledge and experience in the field of Safety and Reliability Engineering in the Aeronautical or Space sector
  • Advanced knowledge and experience of complex hazard analysis and fault tree analysis
  • Comprehensive knowledge of Safety processes, regulations and guidelines (ECSS-Q-ST-40C, ARP 4761, ARP 4754A) is mandatory
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication, coordination, and strong sense of responsibility
  • High level of commitment, flexibility, and a strong service mentality
  • Very good written and spoken English and German
  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally occasionally

What we offer

  • Mobile working and flexible working hours
  • Fair and attractive remuneration and special payments
  • 30 days' holiday and additional days off for special occasions
  • Intensive induction and expert support as part of onboarding in the form of personalized onboarding with a personal mentor
  • Excellent training opportunities and promising development prospects
  • Attractive social benefits and offers, including employer-financed pension scheme, employee share options, discounted car leasing, bike leasing, special conditions for insurance, employee benefits at cooperating companies
  • On-site facilities (depending on location) e.g. canteen and cafeteria, fitness studio, on-site kindergarten, company medical service and other health-related services
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