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About the Role

As the Head of Flight Safety, you will own the safety case for our launch vehicle, from hazard analysis to flight termination system design and regulatory compliance. This foundational leadership role involves building the flight safety function from the ground up, establishing the frameworks and culture necessary to ensure public safety and enable successful flight operations.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the flight safety strategy for the launch vehicle.
• Build, mentor, and lead a flight safety team.
• Own the vehicle safety case, including FMECA, fault tree analysis, and risk assessments.
• Define requirements for the flight termination system in coordination with avionics and software teams.
• Develop ground safety and operational safety plans for test and launch campaigns.
• Interface with regulatory bodies, range authorities, and government agencies.
• Partner with cross-functional engineering teams to integrate safety constraints into vehicle design.
• Lead anomaly and mishap investigations.
• Establish and maintain safety standards and documentation practices.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in flight safety, range safety, mission assurance, or system safety engineering.
• Experience in a technical leadership capacity.
• Deep understanding of range safety standards and regulatory frameworks such as 14 CFR Part 450, RCC 319/321/324, NASA-STD-8719.25, or AFSPCMAN 91-710.
• Demonstrated experience with probabilistic risk assessment, fault tree analysis, FMECA, and casualty expectation modelling.
• Familiarity with flight termination system architectures and certification processes.
• Proven ability to build and lead engineering teams.
• Excellent collaboration skills in cross-disciplinary environments.

Skills

• Flight safety engineering
• Range safety
• Mission assurance
• System safety engineering
• Probabilistic risk assessment
• Fault tree analysis
• FMECA
• Debris and trajectory analysis
• Casualty expectation modelling
• Flight termination system design
• Hazardous operations planning
• Technical leadership

Experience Level

• 10+ years

Education Level

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, systems engineering, or a related field

About the Company

• Canada Rocket Company