Description
Leidos Defense is seeking a Senior System Safety Engineer to join a matrixed organisation of systems engineers, model-based systems engineers, and specialty systems engineers. This role will primarily support a hypersonics development programme, with opportunities to support multiple efforts.
The Senior System Safety Engineer will analyse the systems hardware and software safety to the operator and equipment in accordance with MIL-STD-882. They will work independently, coordinating with other Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) on these efforts, defining their own tasking derived from customer needs and contractual documents.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the prime contractor system safety working group, engaging the customer and working hand-in-hand with the programme's systems engineering team to ensure system compliance and verify customer needs are met
- Defining and delivering safety artifacts, including hazard tracking, mitigation, and regular reporting to the customer via deliverables
- Collaborating across engineering disciplines for complex defence systems
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university with 12+ years of experience or an MS with 10+ years
- Demonstrated familiarity with MIL-STD-882E and its application to system safety programmes
- Ability to collaborate across engineering disciplines for complex defence systems
- Resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area
- Possess a secret clearance
Preferred qualifications:
- Master of Science in Safety or System Engineering from an ABET-accredited university
- At least 6 years of direct system safety engineering experience
- Familiarity with AR 385-10, AR 385-16, AR 770-3, JSSSEH, and AMCOM 385-17
- Knowledge of Army Safety Board processes and preparation
- Software System Safety Technical Review Panel (SSSTRP) coordination
- Experience conducting hazard analyses (PHA, FHA, SHA, SSHA, O&SHA, EHA, HHA, FTA, FMEA)
- Proficiency with safety tools and databases (e.g., hazard tracking systems, model-based systems engineering, requirement databases) or other tools (JAMA, CAMEO, and JIRA)
- Demonstrated experience effectively leading a team of engineers
- Demonstrated experience accurately estimating the engineering effort (i.e. hours) associated with System Safety Engineering tasks
- INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional (SEP) certification (ASEP or CSEP)
Benefits:
- Competitive salary range: $131,300.00 - $237,350.00
This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on critical defence programmes while developing expertise across multiple concurrent efforts. A candidate with experience in other engineering areas such as Risk Management, Systems Engineering, Human Factors Engineering, and Reliability Analysis will be treated preferentially. Success in this organisation often leads to leadership positions in System Safety Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT).