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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · 4 hours ago

System Safety Engineer

Poway, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$69K/yr - $116K/yr

2+ years exp

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is a world leader in remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance systems. They are seeking a System Safety Engineer to support safety analysis and certification activities for their Unmanned Aircraft Systems, working on an integrated team to ensure safety and regulatory compliance.

EnergyEnergy EfficiencyManufacturingWireless

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Ability to learn aircraft and ground station subsystems and become an expert on how the systems work as a whole

Support safety analysis of our Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The multiple programs in development support the US Army and US Air Force, along with many other US and Foreign customers

In this role, the successful candidate will work on an integrated System Safety team to support customer risk acceptance and airworthiness certification activities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Development of a System Safety Program Plan, Preliminary Hazard Analysis, Functional Hazard Analysis, Common Cause Analysis, System Safety Analysis / Safety Assessment Report, and support of the Hazard Tracking System

Writing clear and concise system safety requirements and support of relevant validation and verification activities

Identifying and categorizing Safety-Significant (safety-critical and safety-related) functions and their effects within the hardware, software, and human interfaces of the design architecture

Performing Fault Tree Analyses

Conducting Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)

Supporting the Design Assurance process and other related design review milestones (i.e., PDR, CDR, etc.)

Qualification

System Safety EngineeringHazard AnalysisFMECAMIL-STD-882EAirworthiness StandardsCommunicationInterpersonal SkillsTeamworkIndependent Work

Required

Typically requires a bachelors or masters degree in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and two or more years of engineering experience with a bachelors degree. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education

Must have a general understanding of engineering concepts, principles, and theory with technical experience demonstrating the application of those concepts while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance

Familiarity with military and/or commercial System Safety or Airworthiness standards and specifications such as: MIL-STD-882E, MIL-HBK-516C, Aerospace Recommended Practice (ARP) 4761 and 4754, STANAG 4671, 14 CFR Part 23/25, or AC 23/25.1309

Familiarity with operation and processes of System Safety Working Groups and other related milestones such as PDR's and CDR's

Familiarity with managing Hazardous materials as part of the System Safety process (including Hazardous Material Management Plan and Report); high level understanding of foreign Hazardous materials requirements (i.e., REACH) is desirable

Must be able to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment

Good communication, computer, and interpersonal skills are required to enable an effective interface with other professionals, to produce appropriate documentation, and to present results to a limited internal audience

Must be able to work both independently and on a team

Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance is required