Systems Safety Engineer - Aviation

Responsibilities

• Provide overall guidance and direction to Program Managers (PMs) as necessary to accomplish the objectives of the system safety engineering program.
• Furnish technical advice and assistance to PMs in matters of system safety engineering to include software system safety in all phases of the acquisition life cycle.
• Afford technical support to command activities and PMs in planning, establishing, implementing, and revising safety directives, policies, procedures, techniques, and training for all activities relating to aviation system safety, to include accident prevention in connection with personnel engaged and equipment used in various operations including aircraft development and test, repair, and maintenance.
• Establish system safety design criteria and requirements for aviation systems and special projects.
• Perform independent safety analyses, studies, and design evaluations of systems, subsystems, and equipment.
• Review airworthiness documentation, technical manuals, publications, maintenance procedures and test reports to assure that adequate safety information, accuracy, warning notes, and emergency procedures are prescribed for personnel protection and system operation.
• Ensure safety requirements are included in hazardous item contracts and provide safety engineering support during fielding and sustainment of supported programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• This position has been posted at multiple levels (must meet minimum level indicated).
• Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.
• This position requires a Secret Clearance, or the ability to obtain one; must be a US citizen.
• Requires a bachelor's degree with 10+ years of work experience.
• Requires independent work experience with safety analyses, studies, and design evaluation of systems, subsystems, and equipment.
• Ability to review airworthiness documentation, technical manuals, publications, maintenance procedures and test reports to assure that adequate safety information, accuracy, warning notes, and emergency procedures are prescribed for personnel protection and system operation.
• Desired Experience in Aviation System Safety.

Work Location

WORK LOCATION: This position is located onsite and offers a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off; some travel may be required. Schedules are subject to change based on the requirements of the position and/or customer needs.

Bastion Benefits

• Bastion offers a wide range of benefits for their full-time employees; medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, disability benefits, life insurance, retirement 401k, vacation, sick pay, holidays, flexible work schedules (when available), along with many other options.
• We also support career advancement through professional training and development.

About Bastion

About Bastion: Bastion offers career opportunities with competitive benefits, exciting possibilities for advancement, and an exceptional work environment; the well-being of our employees is a priority, and our flexibility allows our employees a great work life balance. Our culture is based on strong business ethics, integrity, and professionalism. Our team members are known for their initiative and high-quality work. When it comes to our employees, we value, respect, and help them grow in their careers.

Workplace Excellence

At Bastion, we are passionate about our people and our safety culture. Individual thoughts, opinions, and perspectives bring value and help us develop solutions for challenging problems, they make us more inventive, and more resilient.