Sr. Staff Safety Engineer

Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Staff Safety Engineer to lead system safety activities for a family of Unmanned Systems supporting defense and commercial applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead system safety analyses and documentation for complex unmanned aircraft systems, including weaponized configurations, in accordance with MIL-STD-882 and related standards.
• Collaborate with systems engineering, design, integration, test, and program management to ensure safety requirements are properly derived, implemented, and verified and hazards are identified, mitigated, and verified.
• Represent safety in customer, internal, and external design and safety reviews, presenting safety analyses and recommendations.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in system safety, mentoring junior engineers and improving safety processes and tools across the organization.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or related field; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD Secret security clearance.
• 8+ years of relevant safety and/or weapons system safety experience.
• Travel up to 15% to support customer meetings, design reviews, integration, and test events.
• Demonstrated experience applying MIL-STD-882E (or later) in a defense or aerospace environment, including planning and execution of hazard analyses and tracking of mitigations.
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Hazard analyses (e.g., PHA, FHA, SHA, SSHA).
  • FMECA or similar reliability/safety analysis methods.
  • Authoring and maintaining safety documentation such as:
    • System Safety Management/Program Plan (SSMP/SSPP)
    • Safety Assessment Reports (SAR)
    • Hazard Logs / Hazard Tracking System
    • Environmental / Hazardous Materials Management Plan (HMMP) or equivalent.
  • Presenting system safety content and artifacts at technical and program reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, safety boards).
• Experience working in a collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering environment and effectively communicating safety-related issues, risks, and mitigations to engineering leadership and program stakeholders.
• Strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet program and company objectives.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or related field from an ABET-accredited institution.
• Current, active U.S. DoD Secret clearance or higher.
• Experience with UAVs / UAS and/or weaponized unmanned systems.
• Experience with weapon system safety, including:
  • Participation in weapon system safety boards, fuze boards, and/or rocket motor safety boards.
  • Familiarity with MIL-STD-1316 (Safety Criteria for Fuze Design) and MIL-STD-1901 (Safety Criteria for Fuze- and Initiation-System-Design).
  • Experience with software safety, including software hazard analysis and coordination with software engineering teams to implement and verify safety mitigations.
  • Familiarity with DO-178C (and related guidance such as ARP4754A/ARP4761), including safety-driven determination of software levels and evidence required to support airworthiness or certification.
  • Familiarity with AMCOM 385-17 (System Safety in Army Materiel Acquisition) and its application to Army aviation and weapon system safety programs, including support to Army safety and weapon system safety boards.
  • Experience with other safety-related standards and disciplines, such as:
    • Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) analyses.
    • Human factors / human-systems integration considerations as they relate to safety.
• Experience with requirements management and MBSE tools (e.g., Jama, Cameo) to ensure traceability between hazards, safety requirements, design mitigations, and verification evidence.