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How to Apply for Reliability & Safety Engineer

at Skydweller

🏢 About Skydweller

Skydweller is pioneering solar-powered aircraft designed for perpetual flight, focusing on environmental monitoring applications that could revolutionize data collection. This company offers the unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge aerospace technology with significant environmental impact, combining renewable energy innovation with advanced aviation systems. Working here means contributing to sustainable aviation solutions that have never been achieved before.

About This Role

As a Reliability & Safety Engineer at Skydweller, you'll be responsible for performing UAS safety assessments against ARP4761/AEP4671 standards and developing traceable safety requirements from system to component level. This role directly impacts the certification and operational safety of revolutionary solar-powered aircraft, ensuring these innovative systems meet rigorous aerospace safety standards while supporting engineering teams in design implementation.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day involves conducting safety analyses using Ansys Medini Analyze on UAS subsystems, collaborating with engineering teams to integrate safety requirements into aircraft design, and reviewing supplier reliability data. You'll spend time tracing safety requirements from system specifications to component levels while supporting architecture trade-off discussions with reliability estimates for Skydweller's solar-powered aircraft systems.

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🎯 Who Skydweller Is Looking For

  • Has 7+ years of aerospace safety/reliability experience with demonstrated leadership in applying ARP4761/AEP4671 standards to flight-critical systems
  • Is proficient with Ansys Medini Analyze and has hands-on experience with UAV or flight-critical system safety analysis
  • Possesses strong Systems Engineering background with experience in requirement decomposition and allocation from system to subsystem levels
  • Has experience analyzing supplier safety data and providing reliability estimates for architectural trade-offs in aerospace applications

📝 Tips for Applying to Skydweller

1

Quantify your experience with ARP4761/AEP4671 standards - specify projects where you applied these to UAV or flight-critical systems

2

Highlight specific Ansys Medini Analyze projects in your resume, detailing the types of safety analyses performed

3

Demonstrate your systems engineering approach by describing how you've decomposed system requirements to subsystems/items in past aerospace roles

4

Research Skydweller's specific solar-powered aircraft technology and mention how your safety experience applies to their unique perpetual flight challenges

5

Prepare examples of how you've analyzed supplier safety data and influenced design decisions through reliability estimates

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your specific experience with ARP4761/AEP4671 standards in aerospace applications, particularly with UAV systems', "How you've used Ansys Medini Analyze to perform safety assessments on flight-critical systems", 'Examples of decomposing system safety requirements to subsystem/item levels in previous roles', "Your understanding of solar-powered aircraft challenges and how your reliability expertise applies to Skydweller's mission"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Skydweller's specific solar-powered aircraft technology and their stated mission for environmental monitoring applications
  • → The company's recent developments and partnerships in the aerospace industry
  • → Technical challenges specific to perpetual flight aircraft and how safety standards apply to these novel systems
  • → Oklahoma City's aerospace ecosystem and Skydweller's position within it

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk us through your experience applying ARP4761/AEP4671 to a specific UAV or flight-critical system project
2 How would you approach safety requirement decomposition for a solar-powered aircraft with perpetual flight capabilities?
3 Describe a time you used Ansys Medini Analyze to identify and mitigate a critical safety issue
4 How do you analyze and validate supplier-provided safety and reliability data for aerospace components?
5 What unique safety challenges do you foresee with solar-powered perpetual flight aircraft, and how would you address them?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Applying with generic safety engineering experience without specific aerospace/UAV context
  • Failing to demonstrate hands-on experience with Ansys Medini Analyze or similar safety analysis tools
  • Not showing understanding of how ARP4761/AEP4671 standards apply specifically to flight-critical systems

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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