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

12 paid holidays

3+ weeks PTO + 1 week sick leave

Job summary

Sigma Design seeks a Safety & Reliability Engineer to drive safety processes, methodologies, and best practices across aerospace and defense products. You will assess architecture, analyze failure modes, and ensure products meet rigorous requirements as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

In-office, full-time role with a focus on reliability (HALT/HASS/ESS), FRACAS support, and customer communication. Requires 7+ years in safety engineering and DOORs experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree as stated above.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in Safety & Reliability Engineering.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-882, DO-178, DO-254 and related standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and analyze Reliability Analyses, Fault Trees, CCA, and FMEA.
• Collaborate with design, components, and quality to drive corrective actions.
• Manage safety requirements through product lifecycle and participate in design reviews.
• Facilitate risk assessments including safety and cybersecurity for new products.

Skills

Safety & Reliability

FMEA

Fault Tree Analysis

Jira/ADO

Cybersecurity awareness

Systems engineering

Communication with customers

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Systems/Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

PTC Windchill/Windchill Risk & Reliability

CAFTA/RelEx Fault Tree

DOORs

Minitab

Job description

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.

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

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.
• Skills:
• 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 frequentlymove inside the office
• This position is onsite.

Sigma Design is an Equal Opportunity Employer