Flight Test Aviation Safety Official - Air Dominance (Lead or Senior)

Boeing•Berkeley, MO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Test and Evaluation (BT&E) Flight Test Safety Engineering – Military Programs team is seeking a Flight Test Aviation Safety Official - Air Dominance to join our team in Berkeley, MO. The individual will be involved in military developmental test programs with a primary focus on Next Generation Air Dominance. The individual will also occasionally support other military programs including existing Air Dominance programs, vertical lift, unmanned and derivative aircraft flight test performing operational and safety engineering tasks. The individual must have a strong understanding of flight test, aircraft operations, risk identification, and mitigation. This person should be able to provide independent oversight to programs to validate their risk assessment and mitigating actions. In addition, this person must be able to investigate non-normal incidents and determine if corrective actions are required to immediately contain hazards and further mitigate risk. This individual will be joining a team of high performing safety engineers and Aviation Safety Officers who collaborate in a very dynamic, fast-paced development, and test environment to manage operational safety risk and promote mishap prevention. Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including Lead and Senior Flight Test Aviation Safety Officials.

Requirements

This position requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)
This position requires ability to obtain program access, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship only
3+ years of experience with test hazard / risk identification and mitigation plans
5+ years relevant technical experience in a combination of aviation safety, systems safety analysis, safety management system, ground test, flight test, aviation operations or test hazard analysis in a commercial and/or military environment
Capable of supporting and traveling to Edwards AFB, CA to support test program needs
Capable of traveling to other locations up to 15% of the time

Nice To Haves

Existing Special Access Program (SAP) clearance in Air Dominance
7+ years experience in flight and/or ground test
Prior Test Conductor (TC) or Test Director (TD) experience
Prior Aviation Safety Officer (ASO) or Aviation Safety Investigator (ASI) experience
Experience in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Experience with DCMA instruction 8210.1, contractor’s flight and ground operations
Experience in Safety Management Systems training and experience (ICAO Annex 19, FAA 14 CFR Part 5 and/or AC 120-92D)
Experience with various aircraft systems, flight test operations, test safety, aviation safety programs, test hazard analysis, aviation safety investigations, aviation mishap investigations
Experienced in communicating and working within a dynamic team environment
Experience in accident and incident investigations and root cause corrective action training
Experience system safety engineering (MIL-STD-882, ARP4761 and DO178B/254)
Experience with manned aircraft in air dominance, phantom works, flying test bed or weapons systems

Responsibilities

Collaborate within a cross section of program disciplines in a very dynamic, fast-paced development and test environment to promote mishap prevention
Develop and manage safety requirements in a collaborative environment early in the design process through the life-cycle of the product/program, with specific emphasis on test operations
Perform critical safety engineering activities to support ground and flight test/launch preparation and operations, to include support the development of Flight Test Plans (FTPs) with a focus on Test Hazard Analyses (THAs) and mitigation plans, development of test procedures, and active participation in ground and flight / test mission assurance readiness reviews (FTMARRs)
Perform Safety Risk Management (SRM) activities in a highly dynamic operational/test environment through support of and/or leading Safety Action Groups (SAGs) activity
Provide Safety Assurance (SA) function through interface with Safety data analysts and Quality Assurance (QA) and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) counterparts
Provide flight and ground test operations safety support during testing, to include active participation in pretest briefs/debriefs, after action reviews, and develop pre-mishap plans and notification procedures
Evaluate customer/operational needs and requirements specifications to develop safety requirements, constraints, and operating limits
Review engineering design specifications, test operations, change proposals, deficiency reports, and deviation/waiver requests for potential flight test safety impacts
Conduct periodic safety assessments as necessary per DCMA 8210 and Enterprise SMS
Leads and participates in incident investigations and root cause/corrective action analyses
Leads and facilitates aircraft impound investigations
Interface with customer and program subject matter experts
Prepare presentations, analyses, and reports for government/customer safety boards, program design reviews, and test/mission readiness reviews
Deliver oral and written presentations to peers, program management, senior leadership, customer, and regulatory agencies