Senior System Safety Engineer
About The Position
The Boeing Company’s Boeing Defense, Space & Security organization is seeking a System Safety Engineer to join the team in Houston, Texas. Working with the program safety team, the engineer develops analyses, requirements, and verifications to help ensure that International Space Station (ISS) systems used for docking and robotic-captured vehicles are safe for flight crew members and the on-orbit ISS crew. The role is hiring at Senior Level 4 or Level 5. The engineer leads system-level, risk-based hazard analyses; identifies and quantifies safety risks; develops control and mitigation strategies; and writes and flows down safety requirements. The position reviews vehicle-level and ISS concepts of operations, system architecture, designs, flight documents, operational scenarios, and changes for safety impacts, while collaborating with software, hardware, operations, subsystem, reliability, and NASA subject matter experts. The role includes safety analysis and documentation for ISS payloads and systems integration; compliance with NASA safety requirements; preparation and presentation of safety reports and technical briefings; participation in safety panels and technical working groups; development of test plans; and real-time and post-flight support for anomaly investigations. The engineer works with NASA, Space Station contractors, International Partners, and suppliers, and speaks up when safety deficiencies are identified.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, or directly related non-U.S. equivalent qualifications.
- For Level 4: 9 or more years of experience in an engineering discipline.
- Experience writing hazard reports.
- Experience presenting hazard reports to customer boards and/or review panels.
- Must meet U.S. export control requirements as a U.S. Person, as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62.
Nice To Haves
- For Level 5: 14 or more years of experience in an engineering discipline.
- 10 or more years of experience writing hazard reports.
- 10 or more years of experience presenting hazard reports to customer boards and/or review panels.
- 10 or more years of experience with spacecraft, payloads, ground systems, and/or space mission systems.
- Experience applying systems engineering principles while developing complex hardware/software solutions on an aerospace platform.
- Experience developing cross-functional processes and creating and managing engineering deliverables across areas such as manufacturing, supply chain, program management, and quality.
- Experience working with non-conformance (NCR) processes.
- Experience interfacing with NASA safety boards and panels.
Responsibilities
- Lead risk-based, system-level hazard analyses with the cross-functional safety team.
- Identify and quantify safety risks and develop appropriate controls and mitigation strategies.
- Write and flow down safety requirements, including to suppliers, and oversee supplier compliance.
- Review vehicle-level and ISS concepts of operations, system architecture, and system designs from a safety perspective.
- Collaborate on software, hardware, and operations system designs to improve system safety and meet NASA requirements.
- Perform safety analyses and develop and maintain safety documentation for ISS payloads and systems integration.
- Assure compliance with NASA safety requirements.
- Prepare detailed hazard reports and recommendations for risk mitigation.
- Prepare and present technical presentations to NASA and Boeing safety boards and panels.
- Participate in safety panel reviews, technical interchange meetings, and working group meetings as required.
- Review flight documents, operational scenarios, and subsequent changes for safety impacts.
- Provide real-time and post-flight engineering support for flight anomaly investigations.
- Work with NASA, Space Station contractors, and International Partners.
- Collaborate with reliability engineers on reliability assessments, including Fault Tree Analyses (FTAs) and Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEAs).
- Develop test plans to verify safety requirements and validate fault-handling capabilities.
- Collaborate with NASA subject matter experts to ensure hazard analyses, safety requirements, and fault management strategies meet NASA contract requirements.
- Prepare safety reports for NASA, including Integrated Hazard Reports, Non-Compliance Reports, Verification Tracking reports, and Operating and Support Hazard Analyses.
- Lead safety reviews and explain the safety approach to internal and external review boards.
- Speak up when safety deficiencies are identified.
Benefits
- Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life insurance, and disability insurance programs.
- Programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
- Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
