Mid-Level or Senior System Safety Engineer

Boeing•Ridley Park, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Defense, Space & Security’s (BDS) Vertical Lift Mission Assurance Organization is seeking a Senior System Safety Engineer to join our System Safety Engineering Team in Ridley Park, PA supporting the Cargo, Utility, and Tiltrotor Programs. Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including Mid-Level (Level 3) or Senior (Level 4) System Safety Engineers. The Cargo, Utility, and Tiltrotor Programs is looking for a Senior System Safety Engineer that can assess hazards across a broad range of Subsystems including Airframes, Electrical, Mechanical and Software. The ideal candidate will have System Safety experience, rotorcraft safety experience (ARP 4761 and MIL STD 882E), and/or H-47, MH-139, and V-22 platform knowledge. Military and maritime experience is a plus along with strong technical writing and communication skills. At Boeing, Safety is at the core of everything we do. As a Senior System Safety Engineer, you will work across the entire program lifecycle, from conceptual development into design and test, production, and sustainment of fielded aircraft for both USG and International customers. We are looking for candidates that can ask tough questions, challenge conventional thinking, and identify potential hazards to our aircraft and crew. You’ll have the opportunity to interface with all levels of Engineering and Program Management as well as our customers. This is an opportunity to expand your skills in a fast-growing and critical discipline, where you will have the chance to lead appropriate efforts.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
5+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship
2+ years of experience in systems, mechanical, electrical, or software engineering
3+ years of experience working across organizations and cross-functional groups to ensure project coordination, implementation and completion

Nice To Haves

Level 4: 9+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience with Rotorcraft systems
Experience with SAE Standard ARP4754A, RTCA DO-178 or DO-254

Responsibilities

Provides engineering leadership to multiple teams to ensure thoughtful strategic planning, development of objective statements of work, scheduling of work and estimating
Evaluate customer specifications and regulations, and assess the design to develop safety requirements, constraints, and operating limits
Develop System Safety Program Plans (SSPPs)
Perform a variety of hazard analyses across the full product life cycle, such as Aircraft and System Functional Hazard Analyses (FHA), Aircraft and System Preliminary System Safety Analyses (PSSA), System Safety Analysis (SSA), Common Mode Analysis (CMA), Zonal Analysis, Particular Risk Analysis (PRA), Operational Health Hazard Analysis (OHHA), Operating and Support Hazard Analysis (O&SHA), System Hazard Analysis (SHA), Safety Assessment Report (SAR), System Safety Risk Assessments (SSRA) and Fault Tree Analyses (FTA)
Review engineering design specifications, test and manufacturing operations, change proposals, anomaly reports, and deviation/waiver requests for potential safety impacts
Collaborate with government, customer and program domain experts
Prepare presentations, analyses, and reports for government/customer safety boards, program design reviews, and test/mission readiness reviews
Develop proposals, work statements, and specifications affecting system safety engineering scope and budget
Deliver oral and written system safety and risk presentations to peers, program management, senior leadership, customers, and regulatory agencies