Embedded Software Safety Engineer (MIL-STD-882)

Moseley Technical Services, Inc.; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Moseley Technical Services, Inc. is hiring a Software Safety Engineer to support safety-critical embedded software and electronic control systems in a defense environment.

The role emphasizes MIL-STD-882E system safety, safety requirements, model-based development, and software architecture for electronic controllers. The engineer will analyze requirements, determine software criticality indices, assess designs for hazards, and develop criteria to mitigate risk.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required by Federal Law.
• Ability to obtain Secret Clearance required.
• BS in a STEM discipline such as Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.
• 3+ years of experience developing, creating, and/or testing C, C++, embedded software, or control systems.
• 7+ years of experience designing software to achieve product-critical safety goals using MIL-STD-882E, ISO 26262, or equivalent safety standards.
• Experience with model-based software development techniques.
• Working experience with requirements and systems engineering tools such as Cameo and/or DOORS.
• Understanding of the electrical and mechanical hardware, or plant, controlled by embedded software.
• Ability to travel up to 5%, primarily domestic with some international travel

Responsibilities

• Analyze and decompose system and software requirements to determine Software Criticality Indices in accordance with MIL-STD-882 and the Joint Software Systems Safety Engineering Handbook.
• Develop software safety requirements and designs and assess implementations for hazards and causal factors to satisfy critical system safety objectives.
• Support system hazard analyses for safety-critical electronic and software systems.
• Recommend safety criteria for system designs, equipment, and procedures to mitigate or eliminate identified hazards.
• Develop software subsystem architecture designs for features, functions, and algorithms across multiple electronic controllers.
• Review software architectures and detailed designs to evaluate the safety of electronic and software systems.
• Review software test plans and procedures for safety requirements verification and potentially hazardous operations.

Skills

C

C++

Embedded software

Software safety

Hazard analysis

Model-based development

Requirements analysis

Systems engineering

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Tools

Cameo

DOORS

Job description

Moseley Technical Services, Inc. is hiring a Software Safety Engineer to support safety-critical embedded software and electronic control systems in a defense environment.

The role emphasizes MIL-STD-882E system safety, safety requirements, model-based development, and software architecture for electronic controllers. The engineer will analyze requirements, determine software criticality indices, assess designs for hazards, and develop criteria to mitigate risk.