Senior Systems Safety Engineer

Wright Patterson AFB, OH, 5435 Hemlock St, Dayton, OH 45433, USA

ARS is looking for a Senior System Safety Engineer to support the Attack Systems Division, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), at Wright Patterson AFB, OH. WID is part of the ISR/SOF Directorate (AFLCMC/WI), responsible for equipping our warfighters to win the fight. The Directorate executes a $22 billion acquisition portfolio developing, producing, testing, modifying, fielding, and supporting Air Force ISR and SOF platforms, and related sub-systems.

Applied Research Solutions (ARS) is respected as a world‑class provider of technically integrated solutions as we deliver premier talent and technology across our focused markets for unparalleled, continuous mission support. Awarded a Best Places to Work nominee since 2020, ARS recognizes that without our career‑driven, loyal professionals, we would not be able to deliver state‑of‑the‑art results for our mission partners. We firmly believe that prioritizing our employees is of the utmost importance.

We provide a culture where our employees are challenged to meet their career goals and aspirations, while still obtaining a work/life balance. ARS employees are motivated through our industry‑competitive benefits package, our awards and recognition program, and personalized attention from ARS Senior Managers.

• Apply common engineering/scientific principles, processes and procedures to improve performance and sustainability of existing and future joint service weapon systems.
• Support the acquisition program management of full life cycle requirements, subsystems, and equipment.
• Apply knowledge of Airworthiness Certification Criteria to aircraft systems and subsystems.
• Assist in translating and developing user requirements into weapon system requirements.
• Perform technical/mission analyses of existing and future operational requirements, assist in developing system concepts and perform technological/trade‑off assessments of proposed designs/modifications.
• Support the system safety engineering program, including mishap risk assessments; evaluate weapon system contractor safety proposals and safety analyses; evaluate safety concerns and assist with resolution of high‑priority safety issues.
• Produce, or support development of draft documentation and presentation materials as requested or necessitated by programmatic limits based on cost, schedule, and performance.
• Provide support to produce or review products to include: technical evaluations/plans; engineering studies, reports and analyses; acquisition strategies/plans;
  System Specification; SEPs; TEMPs; PESHE;
  Technology Assessment/Control Plan (TA/CP);
  Information Assurance Strategy (IAS);
  Test and Evaluation Plan; airworthiness inputs, and other program/technical documents as required.
• Perform system safety management services in support of the acquisition of Government approved system or sub‑system production, sustainment, modifications, maintenance, upgrades, and modernization.
• Perform analysis of or recommend changes to technical guidance; test plans; specification data; safety‑critical function processes; critical safety item listing; subject‑matter related reports; safety assessment reports; hazard worksheets and memos; hazard analysis; system safety program plan; mishap guide; USAF mishap reports; mishap recommendations; and technical input for program requirements (e.g., specifications).
• Provide consistent and reliable guidance to leadership on system safety matters.
• Ensure requirements of individual items of equipment, subsystems, and support equipment are integrated and established in such a manner that adequate, complete, and effective safety requirements are met within the constraints imposed by cost, schedule, and performance.
• Execute other functional duties as assigned by the directorate system safety manager, division chief engineers, or their delegated authority.
• Develop and collect technical data and inputs for eSSS packages and executive briefings.
• Support and provide assistance to project team meetings, working groups, and reviews: SRRs, PDRs, CDRs, TRRs, TCMs, TIMs, FCAs, PCAs, PRRs, PMRs, risk‑management…