Role summary
Positions are available across multiple levels, with scope, technical depth, and leadership responsibilities aligned to experience and grade.
Responsibilities
- Perform software and firmware safety analysis across the system lifecycle.
- Identify, assess, and document software safety hazards, risks, and mitigations.
- Support system safety activities for missile systems, radars, UAVs, C2BMC, and embedded platforms.
- Evaluate software compliance with safety, airworthiness, and program requirements.
- Analyze requirements, design, code, test, and operational data for safety impacts.
- Support development and maintenance of safety artifacts (hazard analyses, safety assessments, risk matrices).
- Support verification and validation of software safety requirements and controls.
- Participate in safety reviews, audits, and program technical reviews.
- Collaborate with systems, software, firmware, test, IV&V, and quality teams.
- Document findings, recommendations, and risk assessments clearly and accurately.
- Leads software safety analysis efforts for subsystems or functions.
- Interfaces directly with program teams and customers.
- Mentors junior engineers and supports cross-program safety activities.
- Provides technical leadership in software safety and risk management.
- Defines safety strategies, processes, and best practices across programs.
- Supports major system reviews, certification efforts, and customer engagements.
- Advises program leadership on software safety and mission risk.
Requirements
- US Citizenship.
- Master’s degree in computer science, a related field or equivalent experience.
- 10 or more years of applicable progressively complex systems design engineering experience, including integration of complex hardware/software systems. Experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
- Experience or academic background in software safety, system safety, software engineering, firmware, or embedded systems.
- Understanding of software development, lifecycles and system safety principles.
- Ability to analyze complex technical systems and document safety findings.
- Must have a active secret clearance.
- Strong analytical and risk-based thinking.
- Attention to detail in safety-critical environments.
- Clear technical writing and communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
- Sound judgment and commitment to mission and personnel safety.
- Customer site.
- Collaboration with cross-functional engineering and program teams.
- Occasional travel may be required to support program needs.
Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract: No
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Nice to have
- Experience supporting DoW missile systems, THAAD, C2BMC, radar systems, UAVs, or similar platforms.
- Familiarity with safety and airworthiness standards such as MIL-STD-882, DO-178, ARP4754, or equivalent.
- Experience with software IV&V, software assurance, or mission assurance.
- Experience with embedded software and firmware safety.
Standards
- DO-178C Functional Safety of E/E/PE Safety-Related Systems
- ARP4754 Functional Safety of E/E/PE Safety-Related Systems
- MIL-STD-882 Functional Safety of E/E/PE Safety-Related Systems