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QinetiQ US (formerly Avantus Federal)

Senior Safety Systems Engineer

QinetiQ US (formerly Avantus Federal), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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We are a world-class team of professionals who deliver next generation technology and products in robotic and autonomous platforms, ground, soldier, and maritime systems in 50+ locations world-wide. Much of our work contributes to innovative research in the fields of sensor science, signal processing, data fusion, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and augmented reality (AR). QinetiQ US’s dedicated experts in defense, aerospace, security, and related fields all work together to explore new ways of protecting the American Warfighter, Security Forces, and Allies. Being a part of QinetiQ US means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend.

Why Join QinetiQ US? If you have the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges, then you will experience a unique working environment where innovative teams blend different perspectives, disciplines, and technologies to solve complex problems. In our diverse and inclusive environment, you can be authentic, feel valued, be respected, and realize your full potential. QinetiQ US will support you with workplace flexibility, a commitment to the health and well-being of you and your family and provide opportunities to work with a purpose. We are committed to supporting your success in both your professional and personal lives.

Position Overview The Senior Safety Systems engineer is a Safety SME responsible for logical and systematic transformation of customer safety requirements and needs into coherent project safety analysis and verification and validation plans. The candidate will utilize modern best-practices and design ideology (such as MBSE) and be the primary technical interface with the customer on all processes involved with successfully analyzing and deploying systems with requirements based in safety standards (such as MIL-STD-882E, DO 187C). The majority of the work will encompass working with QinetiQ’s Software Engineering team, so cognizance of software processes, practices, and terms is essential.

The successful candidate will often act in an advisory role to the DoD customer, guiding such a customer away from poor safety practices toward best-practices for analysis and acceptance of safety critical systems. They will be capable of working in a hands-on context in multi-disciplined integrated product teams consisting of program managers, software, mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing engineers throughout the product lifecycle including requirements development, design, verification/validation, deployment and sustainment. In addition, they will be capable of performing other systems engineering functions as required, including requirements management, verification and validation (V&V), and test engineering.

This candidate must have a proven track record as a systems engineer with a focus on safety and application of recognized standards such as MIL-STD-882 and similar industry standards.

Responsibilities

Interpret system safety requirements and architect safety analysis and verification and validation plans for various DoD projects, including weaponized systems.

Act in a Safety SME advisory capacity to a range of DoD customers.

Verify and validate software system and component performance in accordance with industry safety standards

Development of product design descriptions, requirements and system test documentation, safety analysis reports, and technical analyses against requirements

Use Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) concepts to define and trace system design

Support development of test fixtures to validate complex systems, subsystems, and components

Support integration troubleshooting at system and subsystem levels

Required Qualifications

Bachelors of Science Degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electrical-Mechanical Engineering, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or Software Engineering; MS preferred.

At least five years of relevant industry experience

Experience developing a Safety Assessment Report (SAR)

Documented, recent, experience with MIL-STD-882 application to software systems

Experience performing safety assessments of fielded DOD safety-critical systems

Experience working in a multidisciplinary team environment

Experience working independently and managing priorities and tasks over multiple projects

Experience with requirements management and traceability

Experience with validation of complex systems

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Must be able to obtain a DOD Security clearance if required

Preferred Qualifications

Experience fielding Safety Critical systems via ATEC

Knowledge and experience with DOD, SAE, IEEE, and/or IPC standards

Experience with DOORS or an equivalent Requirement Management tool

Experience with Model Base System Engineering (MBSE) and SysML using MagicDraw

Experience with software programming (C, C++ and/or C#)

Experience in system reliability analysis using both calculated and measured data

Experience working with DO 178C

Familiarity with CMMI Level 3 Processes

Experience designing test fixtures

Experience with Windchill and Windchill Quality Solutions

Familiar with Data Collection and Analysis tools

Company EEO Statement Accessibility/Accommodation: If because of a medical condition or disability you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to staffing@us.QinetiQ.com or call (540) 658-2720 Opt. 4 and let us know the nature of your request and contact information. QinetiQ US is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All Qualified Applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Defense and Space Manufacturing

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