ALTEN · 15 hours ago
Weapons Systems Safety Engineer
Simi Valley, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $170K/yr
8+ years expALTEN Technology USA is an engineering company that helps clients bring innovative ideas to life across various industries. The Weapons Systems Safety Engineer will work with the Design team to develop Unmanned Systems for defense and commercial applications, managing requirements and collaborating with Controls Engineers throughout the product development cycle.
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Responsibilities
Manage requirements traceability and evolution through the system development cycle
Provide weekly status of system development progress with requirements burn down
Allocate requirements to subsystem & engineering coordination
Evaluate system performance thresholds and providing direction
Work with Senior Staff Engineers in developing instrumented flight test vectors and data acquisition
Provide input for model development and simulation analysis
Review and interpret customer specification effectively
Identifies, analyzes and resolves system design weaknesses. Influences the shaping of future products by contributing to the framework (architecture) used across multiple products or systems
Work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles
Exercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
Determine methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel (Team Lead)
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, or Mechanical Engineering is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
8 - 12 years of experience in a systems engineering role (Aerospace systems engineering preferred)
Proficiency with C/C++ and Matlab required
Has managed requirements traceability and evolution through the system development cycle
Provided an effective weekly status of system development progress with requirements burn down
Allocated requirements to subsystem & engineering coordination
Evaluated system performance thresholds and providing direction
Developed instrumented flight test vectors and data acquisition
Provided input for model development and simulation analysis
Strong Matlab skills and is proficient with office software and computer based productivity tools
Familiarity with electronics and systems related to image collection and analysis
Has developed systems test plans, procedures, and reports and reviewed and interpreted specifications
Writing Systems Safety protocols and ensuring personnel safety during field testing
Preferred
Advanced degree is preferred
Taking a product from concept to production with contract manufacturers is a plus
Exposure to Guidance Navigation and Control Systems along with Modeling Simulation & Control and Model-Based Systems Engineering is helpful but not required
Knowledge of Simulink, Ansys and Solidworks preferred
Possesses an interest in creating Architectures using Model Based Engineering tools
Able to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, where small teams share a broad variety of duties
Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives
Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products
Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself, others, and the company
Has effective problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills
Consistently demonstrates teamwork, collaboration and puts the success of the team above one's own interests
Company
ALTEN
Alten is high-technology consulting and engineering group. The group's services are supplied to technical departments.
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