Sr. Staff Safety Engineer

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  Summary We are seeking an experienced Senior Staff Safety Engineer to lead system safety activities for a family of Unmanned Systems supporting defense and commercial applications. In this role, you will: • Lead system safety analyses and documentation for complex unmanned aircraft systems, including weaponized configurations, in accordance with MIL-STD-882 and related standards. • Collaborate with systems engineering, design, integration, test, and program management to ensure safety requirements are properly derived, implemented, and verified and hazards are identified, mitigated, and verified. • Represent safety in customer, internal, and external design and safety reviews, presenting safety analyses and recommendations. • Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in system safety, mentoring junior engineers and improving safety processes and tools across the organization.

Key Responsibilities • Develop and maintain the System Safety Program in accordance with MIL-STD-882E (or latest revision), including plans, analyses, tracking, and reporting. • Plan and perform system safety analyses, including (as applicable): • Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) • Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA) • System Hazard Analysis (SHA) • Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SSHA) • Software/System-of-Systems safety assessments as needed

• Perform Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analyses (FMECA) and other reliability/safety-related analyses to support hazard identification and mitigation. • Derive, allocate, and track safety requirements from top-level system and mission requirements down to subsystems, software, and interfaces. • Develop and maintain system safety-related documents and deliverables, which may include: • System Safety Management Plan (SSMP) or System Safety Program Plan (SSPP) • Safety Assessment Report (SAR) • Hazard Tracking System / Hazard Log • Hazardous Materials Management Plan (HMMP)

• Work closely with design teams to identify and implement design mitigations for identified hazards and verify that mitigations are effective. • Integrate safety considerations into system architecture, CONOPS, mission threads, and operational procedures. • Support test planning and execution to validate safety requirements and verify closure of hazard controls, including participation in test readiness reviews and post-test assessments. • Present safety analyses, findings, and recommendations at technical and program reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, safety boards, and weapon system safety reviews). • Coordinate and interface with customer safety organizations, weapon system safety boards, fuze/safety boards, and relevant government agencies as required. • Drive continuous improvement of system safety processes, templates, tools, and training within the engineering organization.

Basic Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or related field; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD Secret security clearance. • 8+ years of relevant safety and/or weapons system safety experience. • Travel up to 15% to support customer meetings, design reviews, integration, and test events. • Demonstrated experience applying MIL-STD-882E (or later) in a defense or aerospace environment, including planning and execution of hazard analyses and tracking of mitigations. • Hands-on experience with: • Hazard analyses (e.g., PHA, FHA, SHA, SSHA). • FMECA or similar reliability/safety analysis methods. • Authoring and maintaining safety documentation such as: • System Safety Management/Program Plan (SSMP/SSPP) • Safety Assessment Reports (SAR) • Hazard Logs / Hazard Tracking System • Environmental / Hazardous Materials Management Plan (HMMP) or equivalent.

• Experience presenting system safety content and artifacts at technical and program reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, safety boards). • Experience working in a collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering environment and effectively communicating safety-related issues, risks, and mitigations to engineering leadership and program stakeholders. • Ability to perform in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment where small teams share broad responsibilities. • Strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet program and company objectives. • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications • Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or related field from an ABET-accredited institution. • Current, active U.S. DoD Secret clearance or higher. • Experience with UAVs / UAS and/or weaponized unmanned systems. • Experience with weapon system safety, including: • Participation in weapon system safety boards, fuze boards, and/or rocket motor safety boards. • Familiarity with MIL-STD-1316 (Safety Criteria for Fuze Design) and MIL-STD-1901 (Safety Criteria for Fuze- and Initiation-System-Design).

• Experience with software safety, including software hazard analysis and coordination with software engineering teams to implement and verify safety mitigations. • Familiarity with DO-178C (and related guidance such as ARP4754A/ARP4761), including safety-driven determination of software levels and evidence required to support airworthiness or certification. • Familiarity with AMCOM 385-17 (System Safety in Army Materiel Acquisition) and its application to Army aviation and weapon system safety programs, including support to Army safety and weapon system safety boards. • Experience with other safety-related standards and disciplines, such as: • Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) analyses. • Human factors / human-systems integration considerations as they relate to safety.

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