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Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Senior Flight Safety Engineer– Spaceplane
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Role overview
Job description
Join us in developing a remotely operated reusable spaceplane that combines the demanding performance of a rocket with the operational discipline of an aircraft. We're looking for an experienced engineer to own the flight safety analysis. There is no established playbook for a high-performance aircraft that matches the performance of a rocket, so you will shape one. You will define the methodology, build, validate and verify the, and run the analysis for every mission profile, often while the system design is still maturing. Lead the system safety analyses, including FHA and FTA to ensure that aircraft architecture and system failure rates support the flight safety analysis. This role suits someone who enjoys digging deep into a vehicle design, makes pragmatic engineering judgements, and wants real ownership of how we fly safely. If you want a narrow, heavily structured role, this is pro
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- Listed from Dawn Aerospace's careers site via Greenhouse · last confirmed on the source 23 Oct 2026
- Posted 20 Oct 2026
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Lead development of the flight safety analysis tool and its verification and validation to software qualification standards; Run the flight safety analysis for each mission profile, determine flight hazard areas, prepare the analysis content for the Part 102 certification application, and support engagement with the regulator; Work with the engineering teams on flight abort system design and qualification, ensuring it meets requirements and is consistent with the flight safety analysis and, where applicable, RCC319; Quantitative risk, trajectory, or debris modelling, and the verification and qualification of analysis software, methods, and models
Department · Spaceplane
Hiring company
Dawn Aerospace
Energy
Dawn Aerospace develops reusable spaceplanes and refuellable satellite propulsion.
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