Job Description
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Boeing Vertical Lift Mission Assurance is seeking enthusiastic candidates for Associate or Mid-level System Safety Engineer – Cargo Programs to join our System Safety Engineering team in Ridley Park, PA.
We are seeking a broad range of experience levels for our new Systems Safety Engineers including: Associate and Mid-Level Safety Engineers to join our team supporting the Cargo Program in Ridley Park, PA (CH-47 Chinook Program). The Chinook program is looking for System Safety Engineers that can assess hazards across a broad range of Subsystems including Airframes, Electrical, Mechanical and Software. This is a unique opportunity to work on proven platforms, ensuring mission success and continuing to ensure aircraft product safety is designed into the Chinook program.
Software Safety influences software requirements, design, and testing using best practices and lessons learned to ensure a product that will perform as intended throughout its life-cycle. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with Avionics/Software teams, other systems experts, test team, suppliers, customers and product end-users to produce hardware, firmware and software that works as designed while minimizing unintended operations and hazards. You’ll have the opportunity to manage hazards across the boundaries of hardware into software and reduce the risks through various means of architecture negotiations with the developers and customers using a systematic approach. You will help design and modify fault trees to ensure a safe and robust system required by aviation platforms for fault tolerance, protecting the lives of the pilots and support crew. You will get exposure to FAA and Military guidelines and how to blend them which will provide a lifelong niche in the field of aviation.
At Boeing, Safety is at the core of everything we do. As a System Safety engineer, you will have a unique opportunity to work across the entire life cycle of the program, from conceptual development into design and test, production and sustainment of fielded aircraft. You’ll experience the big picture and fascinating complexities of the defense industry while getting hands on experience on the aircraft.
As a System Safety Engineer, your primary goal will be to identify and mitigate all potential and existing hazards. You will have the opportunity to learn about all of the aircraft subsystems and their interactions while collaborating with the Engineering Design and Subsystem Teams. We are looking for a candidate that can ask the tough questions, challenge conventional thinking and bring potential hazards to our aircraft and crew to light. Typical tasks include assessing a variety of Engineering documents, data and artifacts, while working with the Engineering Teams to determine the safest and most cost-effective solutions to a wide variety of actual and potential hazards. Your assessment will include gathering data from field, factory and engineering, calculating probability and severity of possible outcomes and working with the Design teams to influence a safer more robust system. Successful candidates will have both excellent technical writing and documentation skills.
We are looking for a candidate that can ask the tough questions, challenge conventional thinking and bring potential hazards to our aircraft and crew to light. Successful candidates will have both excellent technical writing and documentation skills. As part of the System Safety team, you’ll have the opportunity to interface with all levels of Engineering and Program Management as well as our Customers.
This is a unique opportunity in a fast growing and critical discipline. We will pair selected candidates with an experienced System Safety Professional to grow your knowledge of both Safety and the Rotorcraft Platforms while ensuring Mission Success. Additionally, in this role, you will have the opportunity to lead appropriate efforts.
This program is part of Boeing Defense, Space & Security’s (BDS) Vertical Lift Division located in Ridley Park, PA.
Position Responsibilities:
Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop and verify basic lifecycle balanced system of systems and system solutions
Evaluates customer/operational needs to define system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces
Performs analyses to optimize total system of systems and/or system architecture
Performs analyses for affordability, safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human systems integration, survivability, vulnerability, susceptibility, system security, regulatory, certification, product assurance and other specialties quality factors into a preferred configuration to ensure mission success
Supports the planning, organization, implementation and monitoring of requirements management processes, tools, risk, issues, opportunity management and technology readiness assessment processes
This position is hybrid. This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options. This is at the hiring team’s discretion and could potentially change in the future. *These positions will also be eligible for the Vertical Lift 9x80 alternate work schedule.
This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry
1+ years of experience in systems, mechanical, electrical and/or software engineering
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
3+ years related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience in systems and safety engineering
Experience working across organizations and cross-functional groups to ensure project coordination, implementation and completion
Typical Education & Experience:
Associate (Level 2)
Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 2 or more years related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. Master). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.
Mid-Level (Level 3)
Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 5 or more years related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD, Master+3 years related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.
Relocation:
Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.
Drug Free Workplace:
Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.
Work Shift:
This position is for 1st shift.
At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.
The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
Summary pay range Associate (Level 2): $87,550 - $118,450
Summary pay range Mid-Level (Level 3): $104,550 - $141,450
Applications for this position will be accepted through April 9th.
CASO
Export Control Requirements: U.S. Government Export Control Status: This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
Export Control Details: US based job, US Person required
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
