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Leidos Defense Sector is seeking a System Safety Engineer to join our team in Huntsville, AL. The qualified applicant will cover, and eventually lead, Safety engineering and analysis on a military project. This position has the ability to grow to cover a wide variety of projects and programs, from aerospace and DOD/Military Hardware to commercial products in the future.
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Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world's toughest security challenges for customers with "can't fail" missions. To explore and learn more, click here!
Primary Responsibilities
- With minimal direction, performs most tasks necessary to ensure the identification Safety Critical Items and documentation of hazards within systems using various analysis tools and techniques.
- Understands the basic elements of system safety engineering to include hazard analyses, hazard categorization, end effects, causal analyses, mitigation requirements identification, documentation, tracking and implementing, and residual risk assessment.
- Typical analyses performed include but are not limited to: Fault Tree Analyses, Hazard Analyses, hazard mitigation, Safety risk assessments, and system residual risk assessments.
- Reviews product systems, associated support equipment and facilities, functional specifications and operations, and establishes safety requirements for assigned systems
- Develops safety documents as required to support customer and test, operational, or range requirements
- Participates in accident investigations when requested, involving damage to products or related facilities and assists in identification of causes and corrective actions
- Performs audits of operational areas and reports effectiveness of the System Safety program
- Performs leadership activities for the System Safety engineering group for the program
- Acts as the key interface with customers, to include customer safety boards and safety performance reviews.
- Performs safety program management tasks including progress reports and tracking schedules
- Ancillary duties may include tasks associated with environmental safety and health, hazardous materials, industrial hygiene, human factors, reliability engineering, explosive safety, directed energy (laser) safety, and/or test range safety
Basic Qualifications
- Requires a Bachelor's degree in a technical field with 12+ years of relevant experience or 10+ years with MS degree
- Knowledge of System Safety fundamentals
- Minimum of 5 years of System Safety experience
- Good verbal and written skills
- Familiar with Microsoft Office
- Able take on a leadership role and work with limited supervision
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance
- Resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiar with 29 CFR 1910, MIL-STD-882, AMCOM 385-17 and MIL-STD-1472
- Ability to prepare and pitch high level technical reviews and presentations
- Prior related experience with Government or Military programs
- Experience in Risk Management
- Familiarity with Reliability Engineering
- Familiarity with Software Hazard Analyses
- Demonstrable experience working with testing services suppliers in DOD/Military and/or commercial
- Familiarity with Ammunition and Explosives Safety Standards and programs
- Familiarity with U.S. Army Safety and their control boards such as AIMB, SSSTRP, Fuze Board, Ignition board, SSSHR, HTS, FTA, Etc...
Original Posting Date:
2025-01-27
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $112,450.00 - $203,275.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.