Associate or Mid-level System Safety Engineer

Boeing Boeing · Aerospace · Ridley Park, PA

This role focuses on System Safety Engineering within Boeing's Defense, Space & Security division, specifically supporting Cargo, Utility, and Tiltrotor programs. The engineer will assess hazards across various subsystems, develop safety requirements, and perform a range of hazard analyses throughout the product lifecycle. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering or science field and at least 2 years of related experience. Experience with aviation-related system safety methods and aerospace/defense industry is preferred.

What you'd actually do

  1. Evaluate customer specifications and regulations, and assess the design to develop safety requirements, constraints, and operating limits
  2. Develop System Safety Program Plans (SSPPs)
  3. Perform a variety of hazard analyses across the full product life cycle, such as Aircraft and System Functional Hazard Analyses (FHA), Aircraft and System Preliminary System Safety Analyses (PSSA), System Safety Analysis (SSA), Common Mode Analysis (CMA), Zonal Analysis, Particular Risk Analysis (PRA), Operational Health Hazard Analysis (OHHA), Operating and Support Hazard Analysis (O&SHA), System Hazard Analysis (SHA), Safety Assessment Report (SAR), System Safety Risk Assessments (SSRA) and Fault Tree Analyses (FTA)
  4. Review engineering design specifications, test and manufacturing operations, change proposals, anomaly reports, and deviation/waiver requests for potential safety impacts
  5. Collaborate with government, customer and program domain experts

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
  • 2+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 2+ years of experience working across organizations and cross-functional groups to ensure project coordination, implementation and completion
  • Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship

Nice to have

  • Level 3: 5+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 1+ years of experience with System Safety Engineering
  • 2+ years of experience in systems, mechanical, electrical and/or software engineering
  • Working knowledge and experience developing/applying aviation related system safety analysis methods such as System Safety Risk Assessments, Fault-tree Analysis (FTA), Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA) and Safety Assessment Report (SAR)
  • Experience performing system safety tasks in accordance with MIL-STD-882, SAE ARP4761, ARP4754, or equivalent
  • Experience with SAE Standard ARP4754A, RTCA DO-178 or DO-254
  • Experience in the Aerospace & Defense Industry and/or the military

What the JD emphasized

  • System Safety Engineering
  • hazard analyses
  • safety requirements