Principal-Product Safety

At Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, we are redefining aerospace through advanced engineering, intelligent systems, and technologies that make modern flight safer, more reliable, and more efficient.

We are seeking an accomplished Principal RAMS / Reliability & Systems Safety Engineer to join our engineering organization and contribute to the development and certification of next-generation aerospace systems across Avionics, Interiors, Landing Systems, Cargo Systems, and other complex aircraft platforms.

This is a senior technical role with responsibility for RAMS analysis, systems safety, technical leadership, customer engagement, and engineering decision-making from product development through certification and deployment.

• Lead Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS) activities for complex aerospace systems and products.

• Perform system safety and reliability assessments in accordance with SAE ARP4761/ARP4761A, ARP4754/ARP4754A, MIL-STD-882E, and applicable aviation certification requirements.

• Lead and review:

  • Preliminary System Safety Assessments (PSSA)

  • System Safety Assessments (SSA)

  • Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA)

  • Fault Tree Analyses (FTA)

  • Failure Modes & Effects Analyses (FMEA)

  • Failure Modes, Effects & Criticality Analyses (FMECA)

  • Common Mode/Common Cause Analyses

  • Fault Tolerance Analyses

  • Reliability Predictions

  • Dispatch and Mission Reliability Assessments

• Perform reliability prediction at system, functional block, assembly, and component levels.

• Conduct component stress analysis and reliability assessments for electronic and mechanical products.

• Develop and evaluate MTBF, MTBUR, and related reliability metrics.

• Perform aircraft-level reliability analyses supporting dispatch reliability and mission reliability.

• Apply relevant reliability methodologies and standards, including MIL-HDBK-217 and MIL-STD-338.

• Conduct data and trend analysis to identify reliability risks and recommend corrective actions.

• Support reliability growth activities throughout product development.

• Perform electronics and system failure investigations, identify root causes, and recommend corrective design solutions.

• Conduct Single Event Effects (SEE) assessments.

• Perform fault-tolerance assessments for electronic circuits using engineering judgment and tools such as LTspice.

• Understand component failure mechanisms and their impact on system reliability and safety.

• Review and interpret mechanical drawings, system architectures, interfaces, and stress analysis results.

• Provide technical recommendations to improve product reliability, robustness, and fault tolerance.

• Collaborate with Systems, Hardware, Software, Electronics, Mechanical Design, Performance, Certification, and Test Engineering teams.

• Work closely with global engineering counterparts to deliver high-quality RAMS and safety analyses.

• Support engineering teams in defining, decomposing, allocating, and verifying system safety and reliability requirements.

• Provide RAMS inputs during system architecture, design, development, verification, and certification activities.

• Evaluate the impact of design changes on reliability and system safety.

• Support technical reviews, design reviews, qualification activities, and certification deliverables.

• Serve as a RAMS / Systems Safety technical authority for complex aerospace programs.

• Act as a Systems Safety Architect and Subject Matter Expert for assigned programs.

• Support customer reviews, certification activities, technical audits, and program milestones.

• Lead technical proposal preparation and provide expert inputs during customer and independent reviews.

• Present complex technical information clearly to engineering teams, management, certification authorities, and customers.

• Provide technical guidance on achieving reliability and safety objectives while meeting program schedules and requirements.

• Mentor engineers in RAMS processes, methodologies, tools, and technical practices.

• Drive improvements in analysis methods, tools, automation, and engineering processes.

Experience with the following tools and technologies is preferred:

Strong working knowledge of relevant aerospace and military standards, including:

This opportunity is also available to qualified candidates interested in the RTX Re-Empower Program.

Candidates should:

• Have been on a career break of one year or more at the time of application.

• Have prior professional experience relevant to the position.

• Be interested in returning to a full-time engineering role.

This position may be classified as Onsite, Hybrid, or Remote, depending on the assigned role and Collins Aerospace site requirements.

Candidates will receive specific information regarding the applicable work arrangement during the recruitment process.

For onsite and hybrid positions, commuting to and from the assigned location is the employee's responsibility.

At Collins Aerospace, we engineer technologies that people depend on when reliability, safety, and performance matter most.

Bring your expertise in RAMS, reliability engineering, and systems safety and help develop the next generation of safer, smarter, and more dependable aircraft systems.

Employment in India is subject to applicable background verification requirements, which may include a drug screening where required.

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