System Safety Engineer

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Huntsville, AL, USA
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Aerospace
The Role
The Systems Safety Engineer will identify and analyze hazards, conduct risk assessments, develop safety requirements, and evaluate hardware throughout the weapon system lifecycle, ensuring compliance with DoD standards.
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Systems Safety Engineer will identify , analyze, and control hazards across the weapon system lifecycle to prevent injury or equipment damage, ensuring compliance with DoD and Army standards, specifically MIL-STD-882E. This position will perform risk assessments, develop safety requirements, and evaluate hardware supporting PM SHIELD portfolio. It requires the application of: advanced mathematical techniques; professional engineering principles, methods, and techniques; safety related elements of the physical sciences, ergonomics, and safety principles, standards, practices, and analytical techniques.

Duties include:

  • Multi-disciplinary IPTs: Collaborate with design, test, and integration IPTs to embed safety requirements into system architecture and operational concepts.  Interface with Army safety boards, review panels, and Weapon Safety Working Groups
  • Requirement Development and Reviews: Develop and implement safety requirements to eliminate or mitigate risks associated with hardware, software, or human error.  Advise on system safety requirements based on historical failure data, software failure analysis, and failure mode analysis of such factors as fatigue, stability, and stress
  • Risk Management: Conduct Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), System Safety Hazard Analysis (SSHA), and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) to identify risk
  • Testing and Validation: Review design, participate in software safety testing, and validate safety measures at test sites. Support Safety Release processes for test events, including live-fire and flight testing
  • Lead root cause analysis and corrective action planning for safety-related incidents or anomalies.
  • Documentation: Support development of System Safety Program Plans (SSPP), Safety Verification Plans, and Safety Assessment Reports (SAR)

Required Travel: 15%

Required Experience:

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university.
  • 15 year's experience on large complex Dod systems. 
  • Possess Secret security clearance

Desired Experience:

  • Familiarity with AR 385-10, AR 385-16, AR 770-3, and AMCOM 385-17
  • Knowledge of Army Safety Board processes and preparation
  • Experience conducting hazard analyses (PHA, FHA, SHA, SSHA, O&SHA, EHA, HHA,
  • FTA, FMEA)
  • Proficiency with safety tools and databases (e.g., hazard tracking systems, model-based systems engineering, requirement databases)
  • Demonstrated experience effectively leading a team of engineers
  • Demonstrated experience accurately estimating the engineering effort (i.e. hours) associated with System Safety Engineering tasks
  • Understanding of the DoD acquisition processes and methods
  • Experience supporting one or more DoD programs

Radiance Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Top Skills

Advanced Mathematical Techniques
Ergonomics
Mil-Std-882E
Safety Related Elements Of The Physical Sciences
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The Company
HQ: Huntsville, AL
905 Employees
Year Founded: 1999

What We Do

Radiance Technologies, Inc. is an employee-owned small business prime contractor. Radiance leads the way in developing government and commercial customer-focused solutions. Leveraging its record of technical innovation and operational expertise, Radiance Technologies offers: • Cyber Solutions • Systems Engineering • Technology Development, Production, Testing, and Evaluation • Technology Application • Intelligence Community Support • Government Program Support The company’s 900+ employees in 15+ U.S. and international offices serve customers in the Department of Defense (DOD), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the national intelligence community, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), other government organizations, and selected commercial customers. Radiance Technologies continues to attract and retain talented motivated employees by being an employee-owned company – founded with the idea of providing an environment, a benefits package, and a stock ownership plan that are second to none. For more information, visit www.radiancetech.com. Radiance Technologies, Inc. – Concepts to Capabilities®

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