Salary: £42000 – £64000/annum
Permanent – Full Time
Automotive/Aerospace
Nagoya
date posted: 2026-07-16 13:50:16
Avionics System Safety Engineer Relocate to Japan
Location:** Nagoya, Japan
Salary:** ¥6,850,000€“¥(phone number removed)
Employment:** Permanent or fixed-term contract
Relocation support:** Available, subject to eligibility
Are you an experienced Avionics System Safety Engineer interested in taking your career overseas?
This is an opportunity to relocate to Japan and contribute to the development and certification of next-generation aircraft technology. Based in Nagoya, you will work alongside multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure avionics systems meet demanding safety and regulatory requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
The role
You will support the safety assessment, verification and certification of avionics systems for an innovative aircraft development programme.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Performing avionics safety assessments, including SFHA, SSA, FTA and CMA
* Supporting system safety analysis and verification and validation activities
* Developing derived safety requirements
* Working with design teams and suppliers during design reviews
* Supporting avionics system certification activities
* Identifying hazards and helping ensure risks are properly managed
* Maintaining compliance throughout the aircraft development lifecycle
What we€™re looking for
You should have professional experience in avionics system safety and a good understanding of:
* ARP4761
* ARP4754A
* DO-178C
* DO-254
* Fault-tree analysis and CAFTA
* Avionics certification processes
Experience across one or more of the following avionics areas would be particularly relevant:
* Navigation
* Communication
* Indicating and recording systems
* Lighting systems
* Emergency systems
* Other safety-critical aircraft systems
Experience with eVTOL, electric aircraft or next-generation aviation technology would be advantageous, but it is not essential.
### Why consider relocating to Japan?
This position offers the chance to:
* Work on an innovative next-generation aircraft programme
* Join an international and collaborative engineering environment
* Apply established aerospace safety expertise within the growing eVTOL sector
* Live and work in Nagoya, one of Japan€™s principal aerospace and engineering centres
* Receive relocation support, subject to the company€™s eligibility requirements
Package and working arrangements
* Salary of ¥6.85 million€“¥10.28 million, depending on experience
* Flexible working or discretionary labour arrangement
* 115 scheduled non-working days per year
* Annual paid leave
* Additional refresh leave at specified service milestones
* Japanese health insurance and employee pension
* Employment and workers€™ accident compensation insurance
* Commuting and business-travel allowances
* Moving allowance and conditional relocation support
* Three-to-six-month probationary period
The salary includes a fixed overtime allowance covering up to 45 hours per month. Additional overtime above this level is paid separately.
International applicants
Applications are welcomed from suitably qualified avionics safety engineers currently based outside Japan who are genuinely interested in relocating to the Nagoya area.
Please apply with your CV and details of your experience in avionics safety assessment, aerospace standards and certification programmes.
