Interdisciplinary Engineer & Scientist

About the role

This position involves the identification, management, and documentation of safety risks associated with the employment of new or newly upgraded and experimental ordnance devices, including explosive materials aspects found in the development of complex modern weapon systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform system safety work involving the engineering analysis of weapon systems to identify and reduce or eliminate safety hazards inherent in the design. This includes:
  • Systematic application of Navy safety policies to the design of military hardware
  • Definition of system safety requirements
  • Performance of various specialized types of hazard analysis
  • Preparation of system safety plans
  • Assistance in the overall implementation of safety practices for modern complex weapon systems
• Manage and control risk in testing or industrial processing involving ordnance items or high-energy materials.
• Serve as a member on committees responsible for:
  • Establishment of safety operating and test policies
  • Enforcement of Navy-wide operating policy with regard to safety
  • Granting of specialized extensions to such policies
  • Overseeing broad areas of risk management involving highly hazardous ordnance operations
• Exercise direct-delegated authority or responsibility for the management and assumption of risk involved in tests, transportation, and handling of new experimental ordnance devices and materials.

Pay

Salary range: $76,463 – $118,204