Belcan is a company seeking a Senior Systems Safety Engineer to work remotely from anywhere in the U.S. The role involves performing safety analyses, developing safety requirements, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure compliance with safety regulations in the aerospace and space systems markets.
Responsibilities:
- Perform safety analyses (Architecture Safety Assessments, Hazard Identification, System Safety Assessments (SSA / PSSA) Functional Hazards Analysis (FHA) , Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Process Hazard Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, System Safety Risk Assessment, etc.)
- Experience with developing fault trees and using numerical probability analysis methods applied to safety analysis, including translation to probability requirements
- Experience with common cause analyses, especially common mode analysis
- Derive and manage safety requirements
- Develop hazard reports, including controls and needed verification of controls
- Influence designs to improve the safety performance, resolve safety related issues, avoid redesigns later in the lifecycle and offer perspective on how to improve system designs
- Document results of safety analyses and risk assessments on the project timelines and per content expectations. Includes ability to communicate key results and/or recommendations to stakeholders in a manner that gets positive outcomes
- Coordinate System Safety products for multiple subsystems to ensure consistency and complete coverage
- Provide advice and counsel on pertinent safety-related regulations, standards, and processes - in a clear and concise manner ('bottom line up front')
- Contribute and add value to client projects in the areas of; technical program management, cross-functional leadership, and technical issue resolution
- Use engineering and program management principles to develop an approach tailored to the need, the system, the customer, and the development organization
- Recognize client needs that may lead to additional opportunities
- Keep abreast of current and new technologies and tools related to your field (e.g. Agile development methods, Model-Based Systems Engineering, etc.)
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Science, Mathematics or related scientific degree
- 5+ years systems safety analysis experience in a safety-critical environment
- Experience generating system safety documentation, especially FHA, FTA, FMECA
- Experience with systems safety and systems engineering tools (e.g., CAFTA, DOORS. JAMA, Windchill, CAMEO, JIRA, etc.)
- Experience working in complex system development and/or sustaining projects in a systems safety capacity
- Aptitude and interpersonal skills to work collaboratively and drive consensus and alignment within and across organizational boundaries and / or multiple IPT (product teams)
- Proficiency in Systems Engineering methods and practical application
- Due to the nature of the work performed, US Citizenship is a requirement
- Experience working in Aerospace or other regulated industries such as defense, medical
- Knowledge of airborne regulatory approval processes (ARP-4754/4761, DO-178B/C, ISO-26262, applicable Mil-STDs)
- Knowledge of FAA Part 25 for aircraft system installations
- Ability to influence executives, key-decision-makers and highly technical resources
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong project Management skills - identification of scope, schedule and cost related issues before they become reality
- Master's Degree in engineering, or the Sciences