Software Safety Engineer

RTX•Marlborough, MA

2d•Onsite

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 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. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Software Safety Engineer I to join us onsite in Tewksbury or Marlborough sites. Analyzing engineering software and/or firmware in accordance with MIL-STD-882E, JSSSEH, AOP-52, and other relevant standards. Working with software development teams to review and analyze embedded software code. Collaborating 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. Participating in the execution of the Software System Safety Program. Interfacing with various stakeholders, including customers, program offices, subcontractors, and vendors. Assisting with the preparation of Safety Assessment Reports and Safety Program Briefs for customer approval. Assisting with software safety technical reviews. Interpreting system requirements, customer specifications, and military standards. Collaborating across multiple disciplines to gain a comprehensive understanding of product architecture and design. Execute the safety strategy for the program to meet all its milestones with system safety/HSI features integrated into the product in compliance with contract and awarded funding. Support the program schedule and integrated system safety tasks and activities into program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS). Engage the Lead System Safety Engineer and Portfolio Engineering Lead for guidance on technical execution, artifact review, attending customer reviews, etc. Support multi-IPT program meetings to ensure that system safety items are considered and to understand current program-wide issues. Ensure program leadership understands system safety requirements, hazards, and planned mitigations.

Requirements

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and less than 2 years of prior relevant experience.
Experience with analyzing software codes. (JIRA, Confluence, C++)
Experience writing technical reports and presentations.
The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for the required security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience performing MIL-STD-882 System Safety Program tasks and analyses, involving management (task series 100), analysis (task series 200), evaluation (task series 300), and verification (task series 400).
Experience preparing internal and customer reports describing various analyses relevant to the System Safety program.
Experience reviewing software code and requirements for safety considerations.
Experience collaborating across multiple disciplines.
Experience interfacing with other engineering functions: Systems Engineering, Software or Firmware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering.
Experience managing Working Groups.
Active security clearance.

Responsibilities

Analyzing engineering software and/or firmware in accordance with MIL-STD-882E, JSSSEH, AOP-52, and other relevant standards.
Working with software development teams to review and analyze embedded software code.
Collaborating 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.
Participating in the execution of the Software System Safety Program.
Interfacing with various stakeholders, including customers, program offices, subcontractors, and vendors.
Assisting with the preparation of Safety Assessment Reports and Safety Program Briefs for customer approval.
Assisting with software safety technical reviews.
Interpreting system requirements, customer specifications, and military standards.
Collaborating across multiple disciplines to gain a comprehensive understanding of product architecture and design.
Execute the safety strategy for the program to meet all its milestones with system safety/HSI features integrated into the product in compliance with contract and awarded funding.
Support the program schedule and integrated system safety tasks and activities into program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
Engage the Lead System Safety Engineer and Portfolio Engineering Lead for guidance on technical execution, artifact review, attending customer reviews, etc.
Support multi-IPT program meetings to ensure that system safety items are considered and to understand current program-wide issues.
Ensure program leadership understands system safety requirements, hazards, and planned mitigations.