System Safety Engineer, Senior

About the role

The Opportunity: Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big-picture thinking to make an impact in System Safety? Our team supports senior-level DoD and Service personnel with system safety implementation and oversight for DoD system programs. You’ll leverage your specialized knowledge and expertise in system safety, including applying scientific and engineering principles, criteria, and techniques to identify and assess system safety hazards and inform the implementation of mitigations to reduce warfighter risk.

Responsibilities

• Support the program by developing hazard analyses, software safety assessments, system safety risk assessment and mitigation.
• Analyze and recommend safety criteria in system design, equipment and procedures to control or eliminate hazards.
• Prepare and deliver presentations at technical reviews and customer briefings.
• Flow down system safety requirements and verify implementation.
• Aid in requirements development and verification.
• Reviews models, specifications, technical documentation, and design changes for impacts to system safety.
• Support customer and test and operational range requirements.
• Participate in the development of test activities to ensure safety requirements are satisfied.
• Prepare technical documentation and presentation material to support various independent safety board meetings to gain approval on system design.
• Participate in mishap investigations and assist in identification of causes and corrective actions.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience with Engineering, System Test and Evaluation, or Safety Programs on Space or Missile Defense system product development.
• Experience in the conduct of MIL-STD-882E safety analyses or systems safety program implementation.
• Experience in developing and evaluating system safety requirements.
• Ability to interact in a team atmosphere with engineers, suppliers, program managers and customers.

Qualifications

• Ability to make formal presentations to large groups.
• Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Engineering, Technology, or Mathematics (STEM) field.

Skills

• Experience with Weapon System Explosives Safety Review Board (WSESRB), or Software Systems Safety Technical Review Panel (SSSTRP).
• Experience with digital engineering, machine learning and artificial intelligence, software development, human factors engineering, or fault tree analysis.
• Experience implementing a Software Safety Program in accordance with AOP-52.
• Ability to perform safety-related tasks with little direction.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

• Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs.
• Recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values.

Pay

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD).

Schedule

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.