Systems Safety Engineer - Aerospace Safety

About the role

The Systems Engineer - Aerospace Safety will plan, define, and verify system safety requirements. They will develop safety analyses to ensure design integrity and safety. This position supports commercial certification or military safety review boards as required by the program and is responsible for reliability and maintainability analysis.

Responsibilities

• Plan, define, and verify system safety requirements
• Develop safety analyses to ensure design integrity and safety
• Support commercial certification or military safety review boards as required by the program
• Be responsible for reliability and maintainability analysis
• Perform system safety analysis including fault tree creation, FMEA, and FMECA generation and failure investigations
• Complete Reliability Engineering principles or statistical analyses, such as Markov analysis, Weibull analysis (fleet risk assessment), reliability allocations and predictions, maintainability procedures, LORA (Level of Repair Analysis), etc.
• Assess system designs for maintainability and develop work instructions
• Conduct airborne electronic hardware evaluations
• Apply reliability engineering principles to aerospace systems
• Manage and maintain maintainability program plans and procedures
• Consider software aspects for aerospace systems
• Evaluate turbomachinery failure modes, including manufacturing methods
• Understand electro-mechanical components and Electrical and Mechanical Engineering principles
• Achieve a U.S. Government Security Clearance if required

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, preferred but not required Systems, Aerospace, Mechanical or Electrical
• 5+ years of experience in aerospace safety principles
• Direct experience in SAE ARP4761 or MIL-STD-882 Analyses, such as: Aircraft and System Functional Hazard Assessments (AFHA/SFHAs), Aircraft and System Safety Assessment (PASA, PSSA, ASA, SSA), Particular Risk Analysis (PRA), Zonal Safety Analysis (ZSA), Common Mode Analysis (CMA), Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Operational & Support Hazard Analysis (O&SHA), Health Hazard Analysis (HHA), System/Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SHA/SSHA), Hazardous Materials Failure Modes and Effects Criticality Analyses (FMECA), Safety Assessment Report (SAR)
• Experience in conducting system safety analysis including fault tree creation, FMEA and FMECA generation and failure investigations
• Experience in completing Reliability Engineering principles or statistical analyses, such as Markov analysis, Weibull analysis (fleet risk assessment), reliability allocations and predictions, maintainability procedures, LORA (Level of Repair Analysis), etc.
• A working knowledge of gas turbine engines with an intermediate to advanced knowledge of turbomachinery failure modes, including manufacturing methods
• A strong understanding of electro-mechanical components and Electrical and Mechanical Engineering principles
• Ability to assess system designs for maintainability and develop work instructions
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient using of Microsoft Office tools

Benefits

This position is 100% on-site. U.S. citizenship is required. Position may require the ability to obtain a U.S. Government Security Clearance, if needed. Williams International is a Drug Free Workplace where all new team members and contractors are subject to pre-employment drug testing for the following controlled substances: marijuana, cocaine, PCP, amphetamines, opioids and alcohol as policy dictates. Williams International is committed to equal employment opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, and protected veteran status.