Senior Safety & Reliability Engineer

Sigma Design; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

12 paid holidays

3 weeks PTO + 1 week sick time tostart

Medical, Dental and Vision

HSA with company contribution

FSA

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Job summary

Sigma Design in Everett, WA seeks a Senior Safety & Reliability Engineer to lead safety processes and reliability analyses for aerospace products. You will assess architectures, review failure modes, and guide development within a fast-paced engineering environment.

The role emphasizes collaboration with design and quality teams, applying standards like MIL‑STD‑882, DO‑178, and DO‑254, plus reliability testing and risk assessments. On-site work with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Systems Engineering or related Aerospace discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in Safety & Reliability Engineering.
• Experience with aerospace safety processes and standards.

Responsibilities

• Safety and Reliability Analysis: develop analyses including FMEA, Fault Trees, and other critical reports.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: work with design, components, and quality teams to drive corrective actions.
• Design & Compliance: manage safety requirements across product lifecycle and participate in design reviews.
• Risk Assessment: conduct safety and cybersecurity risk assessments for new products and reports.
• Technical Expertise: apply MIL-STD-882, DO-178, DO-254 and reliability testing methods.
• FRACAS support and field reliability tracking.
• Customer Communication: maintain dialog with customer counterparts and program managers.
• Perform special projects as assigned.

Skills

Safety & Reliability Engineering

FMEA

Cross-functional collaboration

Cybersecurity knowledge

Reliability testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Systems Engineering

Tools

PTC Windchill/Windchill Risk & Reliability

CAFTA / Relex Fault Tree

MIL-HDBK-217

DO-178/DO-254

Minitab

Jira / ADO

DOORs

Job description

Senior Safety & Reliability Engineer (Direct Placement for Client)

Primary Function:

As a Safety & Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for safety processes, methodologies and best practices, assessing and defining product architecture, examining failure modes and probabilities to ensure our products meet their requirements. You'll work within a fast-paced, creative engineering environment, acting as an individual contributor within a multi-disciplined team to ensure our products are safe, robust, and reliable. This is an opportunity to directly impact the performance and success of cutting‑edge aerospace and defense products.

Position Details:

• This position will be In-Office
• Monday – Friday, Day shift (Flexible), full time

Please note the typical hiring range is $112,200 - $178,250 annually. Job offers within the range are based on significant job qualifications and pay equity.

Final offers are based on job-related qualifications and pay equity

Benefits Offered:

• 401(k) matching
• 12 paid holidays
• Minimum of three weeks paid time off plus one week paid sick time to start
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with generous company contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Short term and long term disability
• Life insurance
• Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Long-term care plan options
• Prescription safety shoe & glasses benefit
• Vanpool subsidy
• Recognition awards
• Employee referral bonuses
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

Essential Job Functions - Responsibilities:

• Safety and Reliability Analysis: Develop and analyze critical reports, including Reliability Analyses, Fault Trees, Common Cause Analyses, and Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (FMEA).
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with design, components, and quality engineering teams to identify requirements, pinpoint non-conformances, and drive corrective actions.
• Design & Compliance: Manage aircraft safety requirements throughout the product lifecycle using both top‑down and bottom‑up methodologies. Participate in design reviews to ensure compliance.
• Risk Assessment: Facilitate risk assessments, including safety and cybersecurity, for new products and problem reports, and generate comprehensive reports.
• Technical Expertise: Utilize your expertise in industry standards (e.g., MIL-STD-882, DO-178, DO-254) and reliability testing methods (HALT, HASS, ESS) to guide development.
• Continuous Improvement: Support Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action Systems (FRACAS) and contribute to field reliability tracking efforts.
• Customer Communication: Maintain strong communication with customer counterparts and program managers throughout the development process.
• Performs special projects/tasks as assigned.

Preferred Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related Aerospace Engineering discipline.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in Safety & Reliability Engineering.
• Experience with Safety & Reliability software such as PTC Windchill/Windchill Risk & Reliability.
• Familiarity with derating and maintenance/packaging design analysis.
• Expertise in aerospace equipment certification processes.
• Proficiency with fault tree analysis tools (e.g., CAFTA Fault Tree or Relex Fault Tree).
• Working knowledge of communication protocols.
• Working knowledge of electrical and mechanical models.
• Working knowledge of relevant standards: MIL-HDBK-217, MIL-HDBK-472, DO-160.
• Experience with STPA or CAST.
• Experience with Systems Engineering and requirements capture software (e.g., DOORs).
• Experience with software‑based systems and statistical tools (e.g., Minitab) is a plus.
• Experience with Jira, ADO, or other program management tools is a plus.
• Experience and knowledge of cyber security protocols like DO-326 is a plus.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequent use of personal computers, database and digital platforms, and other office productivity machinery, such as copy machines and computer printers.
• Frequently uses hands, fingers, and arms to reach, handle, touch or feel equipment, materials, and computer.
• The person in this position needs to frequently move inside the office.
• This position is onsite.

Sigma Design is an Equal Opportunity Employer