Adjunct Faculty, Online Course (SYSE 505 –System Safety & Certification, College of Aviation, School of Engineering, Worldwide Campus)

Job Description

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For over 100 years, Embry-Riddle has been the world's leading aviation and aerospace university, educating more than 30,000 students across residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, as well as through a global network of Worldwide locations and online programs. With more than 165,000 alumni around the world, our impact reaches every corner of the aerospace, aviation, defense and technology industries.

Today, our faculty, researchers and professional staff are advancing innovation across aviation, space, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and next-generation engineering. Working alongside industry leaders, government agencies and innovators, they are solving real-world challenges and shaping the technologies that will define tomorrow.

Whether you are an educator, researcher, administrator, technologist or industry professional, your work at Embry-Riddle will contribute to something bigger than a job. Join a community driven by discovery, purpose and excellence—and help shape the future of aerospace.

Job Description

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide campus is currently hiring adjunct faculty to teach SYSE 505 – System Safety and Certification

Course Description

Safety engineering considerations when designing, testing, and certifying airborne safety-critical systems in regulated industries. Fundamentals of system safety engineering and the regulatory framework for initial airworthiness certification; system hazard and risk analysis and safety assessment; safety requirements validation and verification; fault models and failure analysis techniques such as fault trees, FEMA, event tree analysis, common cause/mode analysis, dependence diagrams, and Markov analysis. Industry standards for aircraft development (SAE ARP4754B and ARP4761A) and for airborne hardware and software development (RTCA DO-178C and DO-254).

Please note that ERAU policy requires that all adjuncts be physically located within the United States while working for the University, including during training. Presently, we are able to support work for new adjuncts from all U.S. states except California. ERAU does not support work from international locations with some limited exceptions for individuals who are residing and working from U.S. military bases.

If selected for this role, the candidate will be required to provide proof of stated qualifications. This includes, but is not limited to, official transcripts, copies of professional licenses/certifications, documentation of military experience, and/or verified professional industry related experience.

Qualifications

Applicant Qualifications

18 graduate credit hours in any of the Teaching Disciplines within the doctoral program.

Applicable Experience

Experience at a Military and Civilian organization designing, developing, testing, operating, or analyzing application of unmanned systems (robotics), including the components, tools, methods, and processes associated with system control and interaction and Active membership in professional organizations in engineering, i.e., National Academy of Engineering, National Society of Professional Engineers, Society of Flight Test Engineers, Society of Experimental Test Pilots, Aircraft Designer, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, or other field related to the research, design, development, test, evaluation, operation, or application of unmanned systems

Applicable Professional Certification

• Certified Software Development Professional (CSDP)
• Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)
• Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP)
• Professional Engineer (PE) or any professional certification related to research, design, development, test, and evaluation of unmanned systems.

Degrees Within the Teaching Discipline

• Systems Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Aerospace Engineering
• Engineering Management
• Operations Research
• Modeling and Simulation
• Computer Science
• Safety Engineering
• Safety Science
• Airworthiness Engineering
• Aviation
• Software Engineering
• Artificial Intelligence
• Mechanical Engineering

Related Discipline:

• Public Policy

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About Us

At Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, we don't just prepare people for the future of aerospace, we help create it.

As the world's leading aviation and aerospace university, Embry-Riddle is advancing innovation across aviation, space, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and next-generation engineering.

Our faculty, researchers and professional staff collaborate with industry leaders, government agencies and innovators to solve real-world challenges and shape the technologies transforming our world.

We are accelerating research, expanding strategic partnerships and driving discoveries that will define the future of aerospace and STEM.

Whether you are an educator, researcher, administrator, technologist or industry professional, your work at Embry-Riddle will contribute to something bigger than a job. You will inspire future leaders, advance groundbreaking ideas and help shape what's next.

Join us and be part of a community dedicated to innovation, impact and the future of aerospace.

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