Software Safety Engineer

KMS Solutions, LLC • Newport, RI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

KMS Solutions is seeking a highly motivated individual to join a team of engineers and technicians providing engineering and technical support to the Ranges, Engineering, and Analysis Department at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport, RI. This multi-disciplinary team is responsible for providing systems safety, environmental qualification testing, and range sustainment in support of undersea warfare systems, including unmanned and autonomous systems. Candidates with education and experience in computer engineering or software development fields are highly desired.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain a Secret DoD clearance.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a computer science, computer engineering, or a related field.
• Two - Five (2-5) years of software engineering experience.

Nice To Haves

• Active Secret DoD clearance.
• Five (5) years of software engineering experience.
• Experience with the U.S. Navy Torpedo and/or Weapon systems, including hardware development and software coding, integration and testing.
• Experience in system engineering or safety engineering methods.
• Working knowledge of system safety analyses using MIL-STD-882E and Joint Software System Safety Engineering Handbook (JSSSEH).
• Experience in code Quality Assurance (QA), preferably utilizing Jira or similar software to track bugs.

Responsibilities

• Research and analyze system code (C/C++, JAVA, Python, ADA, etc.) designs, specifications, and models to determine Undersea Warfare (USW) systems meet requirements and specifications.
• Analyze USW systems and software to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications utilizing DoD and industry coding standards.
• Evaluate the feasibility, design, operation and performance of software for USW systems relating to system safety.
• Investigate potential software failures or bugs and make recommendations to ensure safe and effective operation and deployment.
• Eliminate or reduce potential of system failures.

Benefits

• KMS offers a competitive benefits packaging including medical, dental and vision insurances, flexible spending account, PTO, paid holidays, military leave, bereavement leave, 401k / retirement savings plan, professional development and tuition reimbursement, basic and voluntary life insurance / AD&D, short-term and long-term disability, voluntary AFLAC supplemental insurance products and employee assistance plan (EAP) program.
• Additionally, KMS offers employee referral bonuses and a discretionary annual bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees