System Safety Engineer

Job Description

Description

A successful candidate will work as part of a team analyzing equipment to identify hazards, categorize risk, and recommend mitigations to reduce the probability/severity of a mishap resulting in injury to personnel, equipment damage, and/or damage to the environment. Candidates will collaborate with government personnel, vendors and the user community to ensure the safety of Marine Corps weapons systems and platforms.

Tasks include:

* Systems safety analysis of hardware and software for US Marines Corps weapons systems.

* Prepare/update Safety Assessment Reports.

* Generate Hazard Logs, Risk Acceptance letters, and Safety Releases in accordance with DoD and Marine Corps requirements.

* Prepare National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation in support of Marine Corps acquisition programs.

* Review System Requirements documentation to identify potential hazardous conditions and make recommendations to system design in collaboration with program staff.

* Perform operational analysis to identify potential deficiencies in operating procedures, training documentation, maintenance procedures, storage and handling procedures, and/or ordnance handling procedures. Make recommendations to commendations to resolve deficiencies.

* Review and make recommendations to test plans to ensure safety requirements are met.

* Assess Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and other system change requests to identify/verify safety risks.

Qualifications

Education Requirements:

* Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or a technical related field, or military experience at E-6 or higher. 2+ years of experience.

Qualifications:

* Experience conducting System Engineering Analysis, System Safety Analysis, Risk Management and/or Hazard Analysis.

* Experience working with US Navy or US Marine Corps combat systems or platforms.

* Experience operating, maintaining, testing, or analyzing weapons systems or complex mechanical or software systems.

* Systems Engineering experience with US Navy or US Marine Corps weapons systems.

* Experience preparing technical reports.

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

SAIC is a premier Fortune 500 mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

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