Senior Nuclear Systems Safety Engineer

Job Summary

About the role

The ideal candidate will have experience in Systems Safety Engineering or Nuclear Engineering, with a focus on Nuclear Surety/Safety for weapons systems. Preference is given to candidates with 8+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and generate Nuclear Weapons Safety artifacts as part of the systems being developed.
• Ensure compliance of Nuclear Weapons Safety requirements for the products designed.
• Perform system safety analyses of hardware and software, including preparing and/or updating safety assessment reports and risk assessment reports.
• Perform safety analysis techniques such as fault tree analyses, failure mode and hazard analyses, and participate in the Safety process during product development.
• Participate in the system and/or software design processes where Nuclear Weapon Safety is involved.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field.
• 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience.
• Agile experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance is required within a reasonable period.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Position Objectives

You'll be a member of a cross-functional team responsible for ensuring compliance of Nuclear Weapons Safety requirements for the products we design. Analyze and generate Nuclear Weapons Safety artifacts as part of the systems being developed.

Preferred Skills and Experiences

• Performed system safety analyses of hardware and software including preparing and/or updating safety assessment reports and risk assessment reports.
• Performed safety analysis techniques for fault tree analyses, failure mode and hazard analyses, and experience with the Safety process during product development.
• Performed system and/or software design where Nuclear Weapon Safety was involved.

What Sets You Apart

• Creative thinker with demonstrated success leading the systems development life cycle.
• Collaborative team player eager to provide technical leadership and position others for success.
• Thorough knowledge of technology trends and willingness to champion new ideas and process improvements.
• Strong presentation and communications skills with experience in the art of negotiation and the ability to meet challenging customer requirements with win-win solutions.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others.

Our Commitment to You

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
• Research-oriented work, alongside award-winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation's security.
• Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule).