Systems Safety Engineer
About The Position
Sierra Lobo offers customers a full range of professional and technical capabilities, including Test and Evaluation, Systems Engineering, and Advanced Technologies. We also develop products and processes related to Cryogenic Fluid and Thermal Management Systems, Densified Propellant Management Systems, and Prototype Extreme Pressure and Temperature Systems. Our customers include the Department of Defense (DoD), the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Function of Position: Provides expertise in the establishment, execution, and monitoring of engineering design supporting reactivation and test facility operations. Supports implementation of new test operations and provides continuous safety oversight for ongoing design and readiness for operations across missile, aviation, and weapon-system environments.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, or Chemistry. Alternatives include degrees in other Physical Sciences, Mathematics, or Computer Science.
- 10 years of engineering experience; alternatively, 8 years of engineering experience with a qualifying degree.
- Two years of experience directly related to safety of military systems and ordnance, including: Formulating risk assessments, Conducting hazard analyses, Performing fault tree analyses, Developing safety recommendations, Executing structured safety methodologies such as FMEA, PHA, HAZOP, and software safety analysis.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance is required.
Responsibilities
- Provide evaluations of system safety issues and define adequate safety assessment tests for new and ongoing operations.
- Conduct and document formal safety analyses including: Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP), Software safety analysis for embedded, control, and test-automation systems.
- Comprehensive hazard analyses for test facilities, missile systems, aviation systems, and ordnance.
- Evaluate system design, engineering analysis, and operational documents, making recommendations related to safety releases and operational risk.
- Maintain working knowledge of externally imposed safety requirements (DoD, MDA, NASA, OSHA, Army/Aviation safety standards) and assess operational impact.
- Evaluate new test operations, formulate risk assessments, perform hazard assessments, conduct fault tree analyses, inspect test sites, and provide recommendations for improvements.
- Prepare detailed reports for safety analyses, evaluations, and past test-incident investigations.
- Investigate test incidents with potential safety concerns and prepare formal reports of findings.
- Apply structured methodologies (FMEA, FTA, PHA, HAZOP, software hazard analysis) to identify root causes, contributing factors, and mitigation strategies.
- Provide regulatory compliance evaluations and ensure alignment with operational safety and health agency regulations.
- Provide technical direction to assigned project personnel.
- Assists management on administrative matters.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
