System Safety Engineer

You will be the System Safety Engineer for the Fighter System Safety Team which is responsible for performing analyses for hazard identification, evaluation, and control using quantitative and qualitative techniques typically used in the design of aircraft weapon systems and sustainment activities.

What You Will Be Doing

As the System Safety Engineer you will be responsible for performing analyses for hazard identification, evaluation, control, and coordination in support of system safety activities for internal and external stakeholders of fighter aircraft platforms.

Your responsibilities will include:

Perform Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), System Safety Analysis (SSA), Software Hazard Analysis (SWHA), and other safety analysis methodologies.

Conduct risk assessments and trade studies to evaluate and optimize design choices and recommend appropriate controls to mitigate safety hazards.

Interface and coordinate system safety activities with design teams, suppliers, internal management, and external customers.

Establish system safety requirements in accordance with applicable standards and evaluate functional impacts of noncompliance in coordination with design subjectmatter experts. Bachelors degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering or related engineering degree.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience with communicating cross-functionally Military or civilian flight experience
Knowledge of MIL-STD-882, MIL-HDBK-516, ARP-4761, and/or ARP-4754
Knowledge of FAA and military regulations and processes
Previous experience writing technical reports on complex subject matters
Experience with military or government programs
Knowledge of statistical analysis methods
Model-based system engineering (MBSE) training or experience
Experience leading a project or team
Experience working with international customers and suppliers
Experience with communicating cross-functionally
Full life-cycle experience with system safety analyses, standards, and tools
Experience with software safety requirements across the full development lifecycle from hazard identification through development to system/software qualification test.