Senior Safety & Reliability Engineer

Sigma Design; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 112,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Medical, Dental & Vision

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Long-term care plan options

Prescription safety shoe & glasses

Vanpool subsidy

Recognition awards

Employee referral bonuses

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Sigma Design in Washington, DC area seeks a Senior Safety & Reliability Engineer to lead safety processes and reliability analyses for aerospace products. In-office role focusing on evaluating failure modes, safety requirements, and cross-functional collaboration across design, quality, and components teams.

Ideal candidate has 7+ years of Safety & Reliability experience, knowledge of MIL-STD-882, DO-178/DO-254, and experience with FMEA, Fault Trees, and cybersecurity considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related Aerospace Engineering discipline.
• 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 (CAFTA/RelEx).
• Knowledge of MIL-HDBK-217, MIL-HDBK-472, DO-160.
• Experience with STPA or CAST.
• Experience with DOORs and statistical tools (Minitab) is a plus.
• Experience with Jira, ADO, or other program management tools is a plus.
• Cyber security protocols like DO-326 is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Safety and Reliability Analysis: Develop and analyze critical reports including Reliability Analyses, Fault Trees, Common Cause Analyses, and FMEA.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with design, components, and quality engineering teams to identify requirements and drive corrective actions.
• Design & Compliance: Manage aircraft safety requirements throughout the product lifecycle and participate in design reviews for compliance.
• Risk Assessment: Facilitate risk assessments including safety and cybersecurity for new products and problem reports.
• Technical Expertise: Apply MIL-STD-882, DO-178, DO-254 and reliability testing methods (HALT, HASS, ESS) to guide development.
• Continuous Improvement: Support FRACAS and contribute to field reliability tracking.
• Customer Communication: Maintain strong communication with customer counterparts and program managers.
• Performs special projects/tasks as assigned.

Skills

Safety & Reliability Engineering

FMEA

Reliability Analysis

Risk assessment

Cybersecurity awareness

Cross-functional collaboration

System safety knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Related Aerospace Engineering discipline

Tools

Jira

Windchill/Windchill Risk & Reliability

CAFTA Fault Tree

RelEx Fault Tree

DOORs

Minitab

DO-326

MIL-STD-882

DO-178

DO-254

Job description

Senior Safety & Reliability Engineer(Direct Placement for Client)Primary Function:

As a Safety & Reliability Engineer, youwill be responsible forsafety processes,methodologies andbest practices,assessing and defining productarchitecture,examining failure modes andprobabilities to ensureour products meet their requirements.You'llwork 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 directlyimpactthe performance and success ofcutting-edgeaerospace and defense products.

Position Details:

This position will be In-OfficeMonday – Friday, Day shift(Flexible), full timePlease 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 toidentifyrequirements, pinpoint non-conformances, and drive corrective actions.
• Design & Compliance:
  Manageaircraftsafety requirements throughout the product lifecycle using both top-down and bottom-up methodologies. Participate in design reviews to ensure compliance.
• Risk Assessment:
  Facilitaterisk assessments, including safety and cybersecurity, for new products and problem reports, and generate comprehensive reports.
• Technical Expertise:
  Utilizeyourexpertisein 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:
  Maintainstrong communicationwith 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 & Reliabilitysoftware such as PTC Windchill/Windchill Risk & Reliability.
• Familiarity with derating and maintenance/packaging design analysis.
• Skills:Expertisein aerospace equipment certification processes.
• Proficiencywith fault tree analysis tools (e.g., CAFTA Fault Tree orRelexFault Tree).
• Working knowledgeof 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 ofcyber security protocols like DO-326is 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 tofrequentlymove inside the officeThis position is onsite.Sigma

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