A career at Horizon is for those who want to do something extraordinary, yet with meaningful purpose. We take pride in pushing the boundaries of technology and customer experience to deliver something that has never been done before. We are a fast-moving organization that promotes a hands-on approach, supporting each other through the tough spots, generating a close-knit team with a family feel.

What we do here is hard, but then very few things worth achieving are easy. By joining Horizon, you will have the opportunity to work with our world-class entrepreneurial team who are passionate about delivering something special.

What we need you to bring.

Horizon is seeking an open, enthusiastic, experienced Senior Safety & Reliability Engineer. Your role involves ensuring the safety, dependability, and regulatory compliance of next-generation electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. Working at the intersection of advanced technology and aviation standards, you will be responsible for developing, analyzing, and validating systems that meet the highest safety and reliability expectations in a novel aerospace environment.

As we’re a small team, there is significant scope for you to advance your career and learn about adjacent disciplines.

Your Day-to-Day:

• Partner with cross-functional engineering teams to develop high-reliability, safety-critical systems for a Hybrid eVTOL aircraft in accordance with ARP4761
• Lead safety requirements and assessments for key systems
• Support or conduct platform-level safety and common cause analyses
• Contribute to defining and assessing safety requirements at the platform level
• Represent System Safety in multidisciplinary reviews and regulatory activities
• Help improve safety processes and methodologies
• Assist in planning and demonstrating regulatory compliance in coordination with leadership and Certification teams
• Conduct Zonal Safety Inspections on the platform
• Perform reliability analyses (e.g., FMEA, FTA, RBD) to identify and mitigate potential failure modes
• Develop and maintain reliability predictions using industry standards
• Be an integral part of the team, projecting positive behaviours and influence onto the team
• Possess an in-depth knowledge of the standards and specifications appropriate to the discipline
• Challenge the status quo, bring new ideas to improve engineering quality, productivity and timeliness of delivery
• Enforce standards, ensure rigor, resilience and continuous improvement in design solutions, meeting all regulatory requirements, conforming to specifications, quality and requirements within schedule and budget
• Act as a project integrator and interface between project management and other engineering teams
• Stay up to date with, and implement the latest developments in your field
• Drive the continuous improvement of our processes to increase safety and efficiency

We are looking for people that will have the following qualifications and experiences: Demonstrated experience (5+ years) in a Safety Engineering role from aerospace or automotive, having worked across all phases of the lifecycle. Ideally you would have hands on experience with systems engineering, and you will have familiarity with eVTOL Certification regulations from the TCCA, FAA, and EASA.

About Your Future Team.

As part of the team, you will tackle challenges and deliver something that has never been done before. The team is currently full of multi-skilled individuals who are some of the first Engineers to have joined Horizon. Your future team has an open, honest, and family first culture, who work hard and have fun doing it.

Our Benefits.

People are the heart of our success, and we like to provide transparency in the way we operate. This is why our benefits are beyond the normal for Ontario, and we are constantly trying to improve these further.

• No Holiday Cap
• Competitive Group Benefits Plan
• Company Stock Purchase Program
• Hybrid Work Options

This is an incredible opportunity to be at the forefront of a ground-breaking industry and work with a dynamic and innovative team. We offer a competitive salary, and the opportunity to work on some of the most exciting aerospace projects of our time.

If you have a passion for aerospace and eVTOL, and want to work on challenging and rewarding projects, please apply today!

Location.

We are located just outside of Lindsay, in the Kawartha Lakes area of Ontario, Canada. Our team is onsite at our facility, as a group, a minimum of two days per week. We expect the same from you, and we are mindful of what a realistic commute would be to keep you safe and at your best. We offer relocation allowances in appropriate cases.

We have a growing team in the Ottawa area, who are onsite in Lindsay less often. If you are in the region, please do apply and we can discuss options with you.

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Relocation assistance
• RRSP match
• Stock options
• Vision care
• Work from home

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Lindsay, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Aerospace: 8 years (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Lindsay, ON