Software System Safety Engineer for Navy-Certified Systems

Applied Research Laboratory at the Penn State University

State College (Centre County)

On-site

USD 122,000 - 231,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Tuition discount 75%

Paid time off

Job summary

Applied Research Laboratory at the Penn State University in State College, PA seeks a Software System Safety Engineer to support the development and certification of software-intensive Navy systems. The role involves identifying hazards, developing analyses, and providing documentation for Navy safety certification while collaborating with Navy stakeholders and government safety engineers.

ARL is a DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes transitioning military members to apply.

Qualifications

Experience with software-intensive or mission-critical systems.
Ability to analyze software requirements, designs, interfaces, and test results to assess technical risks and system behavior.
Demonstrated systems-thinking and analytical problem-solving skills.
Collaborating with software, systems, test, and engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Support software safety activities throughout the system lifecycle.
Assess software contributions to system hazards using established system safety processes and methodologies.
Evaluate software requirements, designs, architectures, interfaces, and test results from a safety perspective.
Collaborate with software developers and systems engineers to implement and verify software safety requirements.
Support software safety analyses and certification activities in accordance with MIL-STD-882E, JSSSEH guidance, and program-specific requirement.