Senior Hypersonic Systems 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

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.