Systems Safety Engineer (Associate, Experienced, or Senior)

Boeing•Seal Beach, CA

1d•$94,350 - $190,900•Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company's BCA In-Service Safety Organization is seeking a System Safety Engineer to join their team in Seal Beach, CA. They are hiring for multiple experience levels: Associate (Level 2), Mid-Level (Level 3), or Senior (Level 4). This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the safety of the world's safest transportation system by evaluating potential safety issues and making recommendations for product safety decisions. The position provides exposure to all aspects of airplane design and operation, focusing on the safety of products during in-service operation. Responsibilities include evaluating the intended performance of airplane design, operational and maintenance guidance, and human factors. The role involves frequent engagement with the Air Safety Investigation group, quality organizations, certification experts, and functional team experts. The team offers support through dedicated advisors and mentors in a collaborative environment. Key skills valued include communicating complex technical issues to diverse audiences, leading diverse teams, and applying airplane-level thinking to technical issues. The team is considered a valued resource by the broader safety organization, programs, and executive leadership. A good work-life balance is maintained, though occasional overtime may be required for urgent safety items.

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.
Level 2: 2+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

Level 3: 5+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Level 4: 9+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience in aerospace systems engineering.
Experience with system safety analysis.
Experience effectively communicating, both verbally and in writing, and collaborating on multi-discipline teams.
Experience working with FAR Part 25.1309, and industry practices like ARP 4761 & 4754.
Experience working with cross discipline engineering teams.
Experience in airplane systems design and/or analysis (e.g. flight controls, hydraulics, avionics, fuels, etc.) and/or systems integration.
Experience collecting and analyzing data from multiple sources, as well as interpreting data and presenting analysis and recommendations to management.

Responsibilities

Provides engineering leadership to multiple teams to ensure thoughtful strategic planning, development of objective statements of work, scheduling of work and estimating.
For any event reported through 14 CFR 21.3, the BCA In-Service Airplane Safety Engineering (ASE) team leads the functional engineering organizations (Systems, Structures, Payloads, Propulsion) through the Continued Operational Safety process.
Coordinates closely with Boeing functional groups, management and executives, suppliers, and airlines to ensure all stakeholders are aligned on the potential safety issue status and resolution.
Works with functional groups within Boeing to evaluate potential safety issues by defining the associated hazards, using complex risk analysis techniques to evaluate these hazards, and using both Boeing and FAA methodologies to determine the corrective action timeline, in order to ensure the issue is addressed before safety risk thresholds are reached.
Coordinates with functional groups within Boeing to ensure the solutions mitigate the potential fleet safety concern.
Leads Safety Lessons Learned investigations to address systemic root causes (requirements, process changes, etc.) and identify corrective actions to prevent safety issue recurrence on the next design.
Coordinates closely with the FAA to ensure the regulators can make an informed, independent safety decision through the FAA safety process.
Partners with Enterprise Safety and Safety Management Systems (SMS) to continuously improve our processes and tools to ensure we are ready for the future of BCA and to ensure these processes are consistent with the greater Boeing Enterprise.
Acts as a champion for product safety initiatives, objectives, and milestones.