Senior Software Safety Engineer

RTXTewksbury, MA
$86,800 - $165,200Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. Raytheon’s System Safety/Human System Integration (HSI) Department ensures our products Safety and Human Factors disciplines are incorporated into all our engineering and program execution to provide for our customers critical needs. We are currently hiring for a Senior Software Safety Engineer to work onsite in Tewksbury, MA.

Requirements

  • Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.
  • Experience with System Safety Engineering, System Engineering, Software or Firmware Engineering, or Safety Engineering experience in Aerospace, Automotive or Medical Device.

Nice To Haves

  • Active/Existing DoD clearance
  • Experience developing and implementing MIL-STD-882E System Safety Program tasks and analyses, involving management (task series 100), analysis (task series 200), evaluation (task series 300), and verification (task series 400). This includes hardware and software safety related tasks.
  • Experience with DoD System Safety Programs e.g. MIL-STD-882 / DO-178
  • Experience with system and software safety implementation in Agile Development environment
  • Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) and Proposal Development
  • Experience interfacing with Human Systems Integration showcasing execution of Human Factors Engineering tasking involving MIL-STD-1472.
  • Experience with Engineering Change Proposals, Engineering Review Boards, System Safety Working Groups

Responsibilities

  • Analyze engineering software and/or firmware in accordance with MIL-STD-882E, JSSSEH, AOP-52, and other relevant standards.
  • Work with software development teams to review and analyze embedded software code.
  • Collaborate with Program Management and government approval authorities from program startup through deployment to gain concurrence with software builds.
  • Assist with Software and/or Firmware analyses.
  • Participate in the execution of the Software System Safety Program.
  • Interface with various stakeholders, including customers, program offices, subcontractors, and vendors.
  • Assist with the preparation of Safety Assessment Reports and Safety Program Briefs for customer approval.
  • Assist with software safety technical reviews.
  • Interpret system requirements, customer specifications, and military standards
  • Collaborate across multiple disciplines to gain a comprehensive understanding of product architecture and design.
  • Prepare internal and customer reports describing various analyses relevant to the System Safety program
  • Collaborate across multiple disciplines to gain a full understanding of product architecture and design
  • Interface with other engineering functions: Systems Engineering, Software or Firmware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering
  • Manage System Safety Working Group(s) between key Raytheon and Customer representatives
  • Ability to work on Special Access Program(s)

Benefits

  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • life insurance
  • short-term disability
  • long-term disability
  • 401(k) match
  • flexible spending accounts
  • flexible work schedules
  • employee assistance program
  • Employee Scholar Program
  • parental leave
  • paid time off
  • holidays
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