System Safety Engineer

System Safety Engineer

Valkyrie Enterprises has an immediate need for a System Safety Engineer to support STRIKE/Advanced Fires Project Office in Huntsville, AL.

System Safety Engineer will identify, analyze, and control hazards across the weapon system lifecycle to prevent injury or equipment damage, ensuring compliance with DoD and Army standards, specifically MIL-STD-882E. This position will perform risk assessments, develop safety requirements, and evaluate hardware supporting PM SHIELD portfolio. It requires the application of: advanced mathematical techniques; professional engineering principles, methods, and techniques; safety related elements of the physical sciences, ergonomics, and safety principles, standards, practices, and analytical techniques.

Job Description:

• Collaborate with design, test, and integration IPTs to embed safety requirements into system architecture and operational concepts. Interface with Army safety boards, review panels, and Weapon Safety Working Groups.
• Develop and implement safety requirements to eliminate or mitigate risks associated with hardware, software, or human error. Advise on system safety requirements based on historical failure data, software failure analysis, and failure mode analysis of such factors as fatigue, stability, and stress.
• Conduct Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), System Safety Hazard Analysis (SSHA), and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) to identify risk.
• Review design, participate in software safety testing, and validate safety measures at test sites. Support Safety Release processes for test events, including live-fire and flight testing.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action planning for safety-related incidents or anomalies.
• Support development of System Safety Program Plans (SSPP), Safety Verification Plans, and Safety Assessment Reports (SAR).

Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university and at least 15 year's experience on large complex Dod systems.

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with AR 385-10, AR 385-16, AR 770-3, and AMCOM 385-17, preferred.
• Knowledge of Army Safety Board processes and preparation, preferred.
• Experience conducting hazard analyses (PHA, FHA, SHA, SSHA, O&SHA, EHA, HHA, FTA, FMEA), preferred.
• Proficiency with safety tools and databases (e.g., hazard tracking systems, model-based systems engineering, requirement databases), preferred.
• Demonstrated experience effectively leading a team of engineers, preferred.
• Demonstrated experience accurately estimating the engineering effort (i.e. hours) associated with System Safety Engineering tasks, preferred.
• Understanding of the DoD acquisition processes and methods, preferred.
• Experience supporting one or more DoD programs, preferred.

Security Requirements:

• Must have an Active Secret clearance and the ability to maintain a clearance.

Travel Requirements:

• Occasional travel-less than 15%.
• If position requires travel by domestic flight or access to secure federal facilities/military bases, candidate must be able to obtain (by start of position) and maintain appropriate identification credentials, such as REAL ID. (More information regarding REAL ID can be found:

Physical Requirements:

• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
• Able to sit and work on a computer for long periods of time
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
• Communicating with others to exchange information
• Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds

Valkyrie strictly adheres to a policy of equal employment opportunity. This policy is based on Valkyrie's commitment to hire and retain qualified employees consistent with position requirements; and to seek, employ, promote and treat all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status or protected veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition, genetic information or sexual orientation or other protected characteristics. Additionally, Valkyrie Enterprises provides a variety of benefits to support your best health, wellness, and future, to include medical/dental/vision options, company paid life and disability insurances, 401k with match, education reimbursement, as well as company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).