System Safety Engineer – Attack Programs (Subject Matter Expert or Senior)

Job Description

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The Boeing Product & Services Safety (P&SS) organization is seeking a System Safety Engineer to join the Enterprise Safety Mission Assurance Team (ESMA) in Mesa, AZ, to support the Attack Programs.

The Attack program is looking for a System Safety Engineer that can assess hazards across a broad range of Subsystems including Airframes, Electrical, Mechanical and Software.

This is a unique opportunity to work on proven platforms, ensuring mission success and continuing to ensure Product Safety is designed into the Attack programs for all USG and international customers.

The ideal candidate will have an engineering degree and experience with rotorcraft safety (ARP 4761 and MIL STD 882E), including some experience in engineering, AH-64E pilot, or software.

Military and maritime experience is a plus along with strong technical writing and communication skills.

At Boeing, Safety is at the core of everything we do. As a System Safety Engineer, you will work across the entire program lifecycle, from conceptual development into design and test, production, and sustainment of fielded aircraft.

You’ll experience the big picture and fascinating complexities of the defense industry while getting hands on experience on the aircraft.

Your primary goal as a System Safety Engineer will be to identify and mitigate all potential and existing hazards. You will have the opportunity to learn about all aircraft subsystems and their interactions, while collaborating with Engineering Design and Subsystem Teams.

We are looking for candidates that can ask tough questions, challenge conventional thinking, and identify potential hazards to our aircraft and crew.

Typical tasks include assessing a variety of Engineering documents, data, and artifacts, while working with the Engineering Teams to determine the safest and most cost-effective solutions to a wide variety of actual and potential hazards.

Your assessment will include gathering data from field, factory, and engineering, calculating the probability and severity of possible outcomes.

You will work with the Design teams to influence a safer more robust system. Successful candidates will have both excellent technical writing and documentation skills.

You’ll have the opportunity to interface with all levels of Engineering and Program Management as well as our customers.

Additionally, Software System Safety influences software requirements, design, and testing, using best practices and lessons learned to ensure a product that will perform as intended throughout its life cycle.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with Avionics / Software teams, other systems experts, test team, suppliers, customers, and product end-users, to produce hardware, firmware, and software that works as designed, while minimizing unintended operations and hazards.

You will have the opportunity to manage hazards across the boundaries of hardware into software and reduce the risks through various means of architecture negotiations with developers and customers using a systematic approach.

You will help design and modify fault trees to ensure a safe and robust system required by aviation platforms for fault tolerance, protecting the lives of the pilots and support crew.

You will gain exposure to FAA and Military guidelines and how to blend them, which will provide a lifelong niche in the field of aviation.

This is an opportunity in a fast growing and critical discipline, where you will have the chance to lead appropriate efforts.

The selected candidate will be paired with an experienced System Safety Professional, to grow your knowledge of both Safety and the Rotorcraft Platforms while ensuring Mission Success.

Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including, Subject Matter Expert (SME) or Senior System Safety Engineers.

Position Responsibilities :

Evaluate customer specifications and regulations, and assess the design to develop safety requirements, constraints, and operating limits

Develop System Safety Program Plans (SSPPs), as required

Perform a variety of hazard analyses across the full product life cycle, such as Aircraft and System Functional Hazard Analyses (FHA), Aircraft and System Preliminary System Safety Analyses (PSSA), System Safety Analysis (SSA), Common Mode Analysis (CMA), Zonal Analysis, Particular Risk Analysis (PRA), Operational Health Hazard Analysis (OHHA), Operating and Support Hazard Analysis (O&SHA), System Hazard Analysis (SHA), Safety Assessment Report (SAR), System Safety Risk Evaluations (SSRE) and Fault Tree Analyses (FTA).

Review engineering design specifications, test and manufacturing operations, change proposals, anomaly reports, and deviation / waiver requests for potential safety impacts

Collaborate with government, customer and program domain experts

Prepare presentations, analyses, and reports for government / customer safety boards, program design reviews, and test / mission readiness reviews

Develop proposals, work statements, and specifications affecting system safety engineering scope and budget

Deliver oral and written system safety and risk presentations to peers, program management, senior leadership, customers, and regulatory agencies

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.The selected candidate will be required to work onsite in Mesa, AZ.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.

An interim and / or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills / Experience) :

Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science

5+ years of experience in systems, mechanical, electrical and / or software engineering

5+ years of experience in systems and safety engineering

5+ years of experience working across organizations and cross-functional groups to ensure project coordination, implementation and completion

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills / Experience) :

9 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

AH-64E Pilot

Rotorcraft Experience

Typical Education / Experience :

Subject Matter Expert (Level 4) : Education / experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.

g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.

g. PhD+4 years' related work experience, Master+7 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Senior (Level 5) : Education / experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.

g. Bachelor) and typically 14 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.

g. PhD+9 years' related work experience, Master+12 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Relocation :

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. Note : Basic relocation will be offered for eligible internal candidates.

Work Shift :

This position is for 1st shift

Union :

This is not a union-represented position

Drug Free Workplace :

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage, and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay Range for SME (Level 4) : $119,850 - $162,150

Summary Pay Range for Senior (Level 5) : $147,050 - $198,950

Applications for this position will be accepted through July 24th, 2024.

CASO

Export Control Requirements : U.S. Government Export Control Status : This position must meet export control compliance requirements.

To meet export control compliance requirements, a U.S. Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.15 is required. U.S. Person includes U.

S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details : US based job, US Person required

Equal Opportunity Employer :

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military / veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.