Senior Systems Safety Engineer (Remote Eligible)

Sierra Nevada Corporation; Plano (TX); Remote; USD 109,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Sierra Nevada Corporation seeks a Systems Engineer to innovate in aerospace and national security. The role involves researching, modeling, and testing cutting-edge systems while working with multi-disciplinary teams. Successful candidates will have a strong educational background and extensive experience in system engineering principles.

Benefits

401(k) with 150% match up to 6%

3 weeks paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in systems engineering.
• Advanced knowledge of safety-critical systems and MIL-STD-882E.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-disciplinary design team.

Responsibilities

• Research, architect, model, and simulate new products and services.
• Oversee system-level ownership of products throughout the lifecycle.
• Develop complex system architectures and perform verification and validation.

Skills

System Safety engineering principles

Software Safety engineering principles

Risk evaluation and analyses

Requirements management

Functional Hazard Analyses

Education

Bachelor of Science in System Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science

Tools

DOORS

Rhapsody

MATLAB

Job description

Are you a bold thinker? We dream big at Sierra Nevada Corporation—advocating the exploration of space, keeping service members safe and creating the systems that keep our world united and sustain our way of living. Join our team! As a Systems Engineer, you will be using your skills and expertise to research, architect, model, simulate, test, certify and improve cutting edge products and services. You'll be developing complex system architectures within contextual modeling platforms, ushering them from operational concept through preliminary and detailed design, simulation, and test using progressive tools. As a cross-functional engineer, you are in charge of system-level ownership of new products and processes through the product lifecycle.

Do you enjoy developing new products and services? Join us! Our Software Engineers work in an agile, collective environment. You will be using your skills and expertise to define, design, develop, test, certify and improve cutting-edge software products. These cover a very wide range from advanced mission payloads and electronic systems through highly integrated aircraft to orbital and space exploration systems. You'll perform coding, debugging, testing, and troubleshooting of systems and software throughout our development process. Your technical duties involve the design and development of new software products throughout the product lifecycle.

The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command / control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber.

Must-haves :

• Bachelor of Science degree in System Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline
• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of System Safety engineering principles and practices for military application
• Advanced knowledge Software Safety engineering principles and practices
• Advanced knowledge of safety critical systems
• Advanced knowledge of system and subsystem risk evaluation and analyses
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of MIL-STD-882E
• Advanced knowledge and application of the Joint Software Systems Safety Engineering Handbook (JSSSEH)
• Experience with Functional Hazard Analyses (FHA)
• Experience evaluating software contribution and level of rigor (LOR)
• Experience participating in a highly collaborative multi-disciplinary team
• Experience planning and overseeing execution of system and software safety development efforts
• Strong organization skills and work ethic
• Demonstrated knowledge of engineering principles and practices
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams
• Thorough understanding of requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation; systems design, systems integration, technical risk identification and management strategies, and Verification and Validation (V&V) principles

Preferred :

• Advanced Experience with requirements management and system modelling tools, such as DOORS, Rhapsody, NoMagic, MATLAB
• Knowledge of industry standard mechanical design principles, to include, but not limited to requirements management, Model Based System Engineering (MBSE)
• Experience or certification in INCOSE standards
• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry
• Experience leading baseline definition and maturation in a complex development setting, including the use of high impact trade studies and other measures
• Thorough understanding of establishing and tracking key Technical Performance Measurements (TPM)
• Knowledge of Model Based System Engineering (MBSE)
• Knowledge of Static / Dynamic code analyses and tools
• Knowledge of US Navy / NAVAIR / guidance
• Knowledge of Design Assurance and Agile development ○ Familiarity with bi-directional traceability
• Familiarity with software development processes
• Familiarity with Verification, Validation, and Quality Assurance
• Background in the Aerospace and / or Defense Industry
• Progressive experience leading baseline definition and maturation in a complex development setting, including the use of high impact trade studies and other measures
• Ability to establish and track key Technical Performance Measurements (TPM)

Estimated Starting Salary : [109,592.82 USD Annual] - [150,690.13 USD Annual]

SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and .

IMPORTANT NOTICE :

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use.

SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team!

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. SNC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made without regarding to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. Contributions to SNC come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.