Software Safety Engineer III/IV

Textron•Hunt Valley, MD

1d•$110,500 - $214,700

About The Position

This role is in Textron System’s Weapon Systems business area. As a Software Safety Engineer, you will be responsible for working as part of a multidisciplinary team during the development phase of complex systems that require critical safety controls. You will execute system safety and embedded software safety programs, including analyzing explosive, mechanical, electrical, and software systems for hazards. Additionally, you will develop system safety architectures and oversee the implementation and verification of hazard mitigations at both system and subsystem levels, while assuring compliance with other key system performance requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering or other relevant engineering disciplines and 5+ years of relevant industry experience
Demonstrated ability to understand software and data interfaces to assess potential failure modes that could lead to a hazard
This role is not application SW safety nor IT system safety.
Secret eligibility required

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience (or interest in specializing/learning system safety) in the following areas is a plus: MIL-STD-882E System Safety, DO-178/254 Software/Hardware development guidelines, Joint Software Systems Safety Engineering Handbook (JSSSEHB), AOP-52 Software Safety Design and Assessment of Munition-Related Computing Systems, MIL-STD-1472
Active Secret clearance preferred

Responsibilities

Working as part of a multidisciplined team during the development phase of complex systems that require critical safety controls
Executing system safety and embedded software safety programs including analyzing explosive, mechanical, electrical, and software systems for hazards
Developing system safety architectures and oversight of implementation and verification of hazard mitigations at both system and subsystem levels while assuring compliance with other key system performance requirements
Perform hazard analyses on electrical, and embedded software systems
Demonstrated ability to manage and execute software safety assurance activities and processes with the above standards
Demonstrated ability to understand mechanical and electrical drawings
Demonstrated ability to understand electrical schematics and wiring diagrams and understand circuit and interface failure modes that could lead to a hazard
Demonstrated ability to create injected fault data into digital systems