Senior System Safety Engineer

Tetra Tech AMT is looking for a highly skilled Senior System Safety Engineer to join our growing enterprise safety team. This role is integral to implementing sophisticated aviation operations, including aviation related airspace, air traffic control procedures, and automated systems used in air traffic management. As a Senior System Safety Engineer, you will participate in safety analyses and review safety assessments that conform to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety management system (SMS) policies and guidelines. The candidate should be able to contribute to the design of automation tools used for safety risk analysis. The ideal candidate will have awareness of aviation hazard and occurrence taxonomies used in incident/accident reports related to aircraft, air traffic control, and airports.Primary job duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following:Facilitate the integration of Safety Risk Management (SRM) into existing NAS changes including concepts, engineering, and document revisions using enterprise safety analysis methodologies for risk assessment and mitigationSupport, advise, and assist FAA R&D and modernization projects by conducting SRMAbility to produce technical documentation and presentations and present material to FAA senior managementFacilitate, if needed, the SRM decision process, including documentation developmentProvide recommendations to management regarding SRM document review and approvalInterface, as requested, with management, regarding risk acceptance, SRM document approval, and other SRM-related topicsParticipate in safety-related meetings across FAA lines-of-businessParticipate in SRM panels, Safety Case Lead deliberations and Safety Strategy MeetingsBe aware of NAS safety in daily work responsibilities and report conditions that may affect NAS safety to the Manager, Enterprise Safety and Information Security DivisionThe successful candidate will have:10+ years of experience in aviation safety or air traffic managementFamiliarity with the use of MS Office Suite including MS Access and VisioBachelor’s degree in a related fieldA Master’s or MBA may be substituted for Bachelor's degree and 3 years of experienceA PhD in a related field may be substituted for Bachelor's degree and 7 years of experienceExcellent technical writing and communication skills, with the ability to clearly present findings and articulate complex safety issuesUnderstanding of US airspace operationsHold or be eligible to obtain a public trust suitabilityFamiliarity with ICAO and FAA SMS policies and guidance materialsFamiliarity with federal aviation regulations, including Title 14 and 49 of the Code of Federal RegulationsSalary: $150,000 to $160,000 annually. Compensation is based on relevant experience and qualifications.Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, marital or familial status, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans. Additional Information Organization: 161 AMT