Safety Engineer

North-Wind,-Inc.; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

North Wind in Minnesota is seeking an experienced Safety Engineer to join our Test Operations Division as a full-time professional. You will identify, evaluate, and mitigate hazards across the design, build, and operation of wind tunnel systems and their support infrastructure.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, perform safety analyses, manage requirements, and present safety arguments to regulators and customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems Engineering, or a related STEM field.
• 5+ years of related systems engineering or safety engineering experience within the defense or aerospace testing environment.
• Experience and familiarity of MIL-STD-882E (System Safety Program Requirements).
• Must be able to attain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Hazard & Risk Assessment: Perform quantitative and qualitative system safety analyses across facility development, and operational phases.
• High-Energy Systems Analysis: Evaluate functional impacts of component failures, software exceptions, and mechanical faults.
• Requirements Management: Define, decompose, and trace safety-critical hardware and software requirements.
• Safety Leadership: Represent the organization in system safety meetings and with regulators.
• Manage Hazard Tracking: Own the Hazard Tracking System (HTS) to ensure risks are mitigated and verified.

Skills

System safety analysis

Hazard analysis

Requirements management

Safety leadership

Hazard tracking

MIL-STD-882E

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems Engineering, or a related STEM field

Tools

Hazard Tracking System (HTS)

Job description

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Safety Engineer

Full Time Professional Minnesota FLM St Paul, MN, US

26 days ago Requisition ID: 1104

Salary Range: $80,000.00 To $110,000.00 Annually

Join North Wind – Accelerating Hypersonic Innovation

At North Wind, we are advancing hypersonic technologies through cutting-edge research, system development, and flight testing. Our team drives innovation in high-speed aerodynamics, propulsion systems, and mission-critical components, supporting every phase of hypersonic programs - from R&D to flight testing, If you are passionate about pushing technological boundaries in a dynamic environment, we invite you to join us.

We are seeking an experienced Systems Safety Engineer to join our Test Operations Division. In this role, you will be responsible for identifying, evaluating, and mitigating hardware and software hazards across the entire product lifecycle of design, build and operations of advanced wind tunnels and their support systems; including high-pressure fluid systems, compressor systems, vacuum systems, and cryogenic systems.

You will work closely with multi-disciplinary engineering teams to design safety controls directly into critical infrastructure, ensuring total mission success.

Primary Responsibilities

• Hazard & Risk Assessment: Perform quantitative and qualitative system safety analyses across facility development, and operational phases. This includes Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), System/Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SHA/SSHA), and Operating & Support Hazard Analysis (O&SHA).
• High-Energy Systems Analysis: Evaluate functional impacts of component failures, software exceptions, and mechanical faults. Model system risks using stress and load analysis.
• Requirements Management: Define, decompose, and trace safety-critical hardware and software requirements from initial concept down to specific system verification test protocols.
• Safety Leadership: Represent the organization in regular system safety meetings and working groups. Deliver technical safety arguments to military customer representatives, internal leadership, and federal aviation regulators.
• Manage Hazard Tracking: Own the Hazard Tracking System (HTS) to ensure all identified risks are tracked, mitigated, and verified through design verification or testing.

Basic Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems Engineering, or a related STEM field.
• Experience: 5+ years of related systems engineering or safety engineering experience within the defense or aerospace testing environment.
• Core Standards Knowledge: Experience and familiarity of MIL-STD-882E (System Safety Program Requirements).
• Must be able to attain a security clearance.

Preferred Skills & Certifications

• Technical proficiency in analyzing high-pressure structures (e.g., pneumatics, hydraulics, COPVs) or energetic explosive materials.
• Knowledge of the ASME boiler and pressure vessel code

North Wind is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. North Wind supports safe and drug free workplace through pre-employment background checks and drug testing.

The salary range provided is a general guideline. Actual pay will depend on several factors, including, but not limited to, education, experience, training, and other applicable qualifications. North Wind is committed to pay transparency in compliance with applicable state and local laws.

All candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.