Systems Safety Engineer

Kearfott Corporation's Guidance & Navigation Division is seeking a Systems Safety Engineer to support the safety of aerospace and defense systems throughout their life cycle. The successful candidate will work with systems, hardware, software, and test engineering teams to identify hazards, develop and maintain safety analyses, define practical risk controls, and verify that safety requirements and mitigations are addressed in system design and objective evidence.

What You Will Do

Develop and maintain system safety plans, analyses, hazard tracking records, and safety requirements for assigned programs. Perform and support safety analyses using applicable methods, including Functional Hazard Assessments, Preliminary System Safety Assessments, System Safety Assessments, Failure Modes and Effects Analyses, fault tree analyses, and common cause analyses.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Systems Engineering, or a related engineering field, and 4+ years of experience in aerospace, defense, or another safety-critical engineering environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Systems Engineering, or a related engineering field
• 4+ years of experience in aerospace, defense, or another safety-critical engineering environment
• Experience performing or supporting system safety engineering, hazard analysis, or product safety activities
• Working knowledge of system safety methods and the ability to document assumptions, hazards, risk controls, and verification evidence
• Ability to interpret system requirements, architectures, interfaces, and failure conditions and coordinate safety work across engineering disciplines
• Strong written and verbal communication, technical writing, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to support technical reviews, customer interactions, and multiple program priorities
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Prescription insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Tuition assistance
• Paid vacation and sick days
• Paid holidays
• 9/80 work week with every other Friday off