Senior System Safety Engineer

Company: BOEING
Location: Downey
Posted on: April 5, 2021

Job Description:

We're seeking a Senior System Safety Engineer (Level 5) to join our team at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida or in Seal Beach, California. Objectives of the program include space experimentation, risk reduction, and concept of operations development. Managed by Experimental Systems Group (ESG), a unit of Boeing Space and Launch Systems. A unit of The Boeing Company and headquartered in St. Louis, BDS is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile producer of military aircraft and commercial/civil/government space systems.Position Responsibilities:

• Lead, Identify, analyze, review, and mitigate potential hazards and risks associated with system designs in order to achieve enterprise and customer safety objectives while ensuring that the systems remain operationally responsive and effective
• Perform systematic and comprehensive assessments on the system architecture, integrated design, software, support equipment, and installation of the subsystems, and experiments to ensure that relevant safety requirements are met
• Ensure system safety planning, processes, procedures, and protections are properly implemented in support operations in a satellite production facility
• Provide Real Time support to critical and hazardous operations in a satellite production facility
• Develop contingency plans and procedures to ensure safe operating conditions are maintained in both nominal and off-nominal situations involving space flight hardware, software, support equipment, and/or personnel interaction
• Coordinate and collaborate across stakeholders (engineering, EHS, technicians, quality, leadership, customers) to ensure safety is integral to all activities and operations
• Sustain and support the development of system safety planning, requirements, analysis tools, and data packages
• Review engineering design specifications, test operations procedures, change proposals, deficiency reports, exceptions, and/or deviation/waiver requests for potential flight/ground test safety impacts
• Participating in incident investigations and root cause/corrective action analyses as requested.
• Support preparation of presentations, analyses, and reports for government/customer & ESG safety boards, System Safety Working Groups (SSWGs), program design reviews, and test/mission readiness reviewsThis position requires an active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)This position requires a current Tier 5 (T5), formerly known as Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI).Special program access or other Government access requirements are mandatory for this position.Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
  • Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry
  • 10+ years of experience with systems safety specifically related to space flight hardware and associated factory operationsPreferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
    • Ability to perform a variety of hazard analyses across the full product life cycle, with emphasis on test, to include Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SSHA), System Hazard Analysis (SHA), Operating and Support Hazard Analysis (O&SHA), Occupational Health Hazard Assessment (OHHA), Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), and Software Safety Hazard Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis.
    • Familiarity with spacecraft systems and hazardous commodities
    • Experience with safe conduct of critical lifts and/or critical moves
    • Familiarity with RF communication systems and RF hazards
    • Understanding of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) principlesTypical Education/Experience:Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (eg Bachelor) and typically 14 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (eg PhD+9 years' related work experience, Master 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. 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 . Shift Work Statement: This position is for 1st shift

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