Functional System Safety Engineer

Functional System Safety Engineer

The Defense industry is rapidly embracing digital transformation, integrating advanced software and state‑of‑the‑art features. This position requires a dynamic individual with System Safety and Model‑Based Systems Engineering experience to collaborate with design teams and incorporate System Safety Engineering input into vehicle designs, including hardware and software systems.

Eligibility:
This position requires eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. Non‑US citizens will not be eligible.

• Evaluate customer requirements for System Safety and determine vehicle compliance.
• Create and support the design of system and Software (SW) architectures.
• Conduct System Safety analyses to support recommendations for design solutions and design changes.
• Document analysis reports.
• Support the System Engineering Department in the development of the System Specification Document.
• Manage safety requirement definition, connectivity, traceability, and validation.
• Create Hazard Tracking System (HTS) and Preliminary and Functional Hazard Analysis (PHA & FHA) as required.
• Determine compliance with contract and/or System Specification Document.
• Develop and complete safety CDRLs to be submitted to the customer.
• Manage end‑to‑end traceability of hazard mitigations for assigned systems.
• Create and manage Human/System Interface Databases, Hazard Logs, and Risk Registers.
• Work with HW and SW engineers to identify safety hazards and mitigation strategies.
• Conduct necessary peer reviews of safety work products before release.
• Propose and execute mitigation through product validation during the program life cycle.
• Create and document safety work products and submit customer‑required documents.
• Work occasional evening and/or weekend overtime as required.

• Bachelor’s degree in a System Safety‑related discipline such as Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or another engineering concentration.
• 7+ years of applicable experience; fewer years considered with an advanced degree.
• Experience in developing safety hazards analysis, safety concepts, safety cases, and hazard mitigation strategies.
• Experience in developing safety requirement traceability and test cases for safety‑critical items.
• Familiarity with standards and tools: MIL‑STD‑882E, Joint Software Systems Safety Engineering Handbook, ISO 26262, or ARP‑4761A.
• Experience developing safety requirements using MBSE based on the system “V” model decomposition in a CAMEO system modeler or similar environment.
• Proficiency with Team Center, JIRA, Confluence, DOORS, or other requirement management tools.
• Demonstrated ability to work within a team environment with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication, organization, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to work with HW and SW engineers to identify safety hazards and mitigation strategies.
• Must be able to meet anthropometric size requirements for confined space.

• Master’s degree in a System Safety‑related discipline.
• Experience with system, logical, and physical architecture in developing safety strategy and mitigations.
• Preferred experience in the defense industry; relevant experience in automotive or aerospace system safety process and execution, launching designs into production.
• Experience with high‑voltage and autonomous software embedded systems.
• Experience in human factors/ergonomics and system safety in product design.
• Familiarity with user‑centered design philosophy and approaches.
• Understanding of functional failure analysis.

• Product development cycle
• Agile methodology
• System engineering V‑model

Pay: $55.10 - $61.70 per hour, depending on experience.