System Safety Engineer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Senior System Safety Engineer to lead safety analyses and oversight for DoD system programs. You will apply engineering principles to identify hazards, assess risks, and develop mitigations while delivering safety artifacts such as SSPPs, PHAs, and SHA.

You will mentor junior staff, coordinate technical reviews, and collaborate with engineers across weapon, unmanned, missile, and naval systems. A Secret clearance is required or can be obtained.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of system safety experience, including DoW program work.
• Experience performing MIL-STD-882 analyses or implementing SSPPs.
• Experience obtaining lithium battery certifications.
• Ability to organize, analyze, and present technical data in clear reports.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% and hold a Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor junior staff in executing safety tasks and deliverables.
• Analyze data and develop technical reports and presentations.
• Review system safety artifacts to ensure compliance with requirements and guidance.
• Support execution of system safety programs across diverse platforms.

Skills

System safety

MIL-STD-882 analyses

Lithium battery certifications

Data analysis

Meeting facilitation

Travel up to 25%

Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

System Safety Engineer, Senior

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact on system safety? Our team supports senior-level DoW and service personnel with system safety implementation and oversight for DoW system programs. You’ll leverage your specialized knowledge and expertise in system safety, including applying scientific and engineering principles, criteria, and techniques, to identify and assess system safety hazards and inform the implementation of mitigations to reduce warfighter risk. As a systems engineer on our team, you'll enjoy a dynamic team environment of client and contractor staff while executing comprehensive system safety programs or individual tasks on a variety of systems, including weapon systems, unmanned systems, ground-based missile systems, surface vessel and support systems, or laser systems. You will be familiar with typical work products, including System Safety Program Plans (SSPP), and a variety of analyses, including Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SSHA), System Hazard Analysis (SHA), Operating and Support Hazard Analysis (O&SHA), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) analysis, Safety Assessment Reports (SAR), lithium battery certification, and test report evaluations. You'll analyze data, develop written deliverables, assist with the presentation of results, and assist with the review of client system safety artifacts to verify compliance with requirements, policy, and guidance documents. You'll conduct these tasks following established plans and quality standards, and have the freedom to improve processes and advance the discipline of system safety. You’ll lead and manage junior staff in executing safety tasks and provide mentorship to increase their expertise and capabilities. Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 10+ years of experience in system safety, including implementing and executing DoW system safety programs
• Experience in the conduct of MIL-STD-882 safety analyses or system safety program implementation
• Experience obtaining lithium battery certifications
• Ability to analyze, research, assess, and organize technical data into cohesive and clear technical reports and presentations
• Ability to organize, schedule, and facilitate technical meetings and working groups
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with NAVSEAINST 8020.6, the Weapon System Explosives Safety Review Board (WSESRB), or the Software Systems Safety Technical Review Panel (SSSTRP)
• Experience with digital engineering, machine learning and artificial intelligence, software development, solid-state electrical circuit design, unmanned systems design, human factors engineering, or fault tree analysis
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Master's degree in Engineering or Science
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Navy Principal for Safety (PFS), USMC Principal for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (PESOH), or Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)
• Certification Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

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Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.

The projected compensation range for this position is $62,000.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD).

This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

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