System Safety Engineer

Description

SAIC is seeking a System Safety Engineer with an active Secret clearance in Stafford, VA.

A successful candidate will work as part of a team analyzing equipment to identify hazards, categorize risk, and recommend mitigations to reduce the probability/severity of a mishap resulting in injury to personnel, equipment damage, and/or damage to the environment. Candidates will collaborate with government personnel, vendors and the user community to ensure the safety of Marine Corps weapons systems and platforms.

Tasks include:

• Systems safety analysis of hardware and software for US Marines Corps weapons systems.
• Prepare/update Safety Assessment Reports.
• Generate Hazard Logs, Risk Acceptance letters, and Safety Releases in accordance with DoD and Marine Corps requirements.
• Prepare National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation in support of Marine Corps acquisition programs.
• Review System Requirements documentation to identify potential hazardous conditions and make recommendations to system design in collaboration with program staff.
• Perform operational analysis to identify potential deficiencies in operating procedures, training documentation, maintenance procedures, storage and handling procedures, and/or ordnance handling procedures.
• Make recommendations to commendations to resolve deficiencies.
• Review and make recommendations to test plans to ensure safety requirements are met.
• Assess Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and other system change requests to identify/verify safety risks.

Qualifications

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or a technical related field, or military experience at E-6 or higher. 5 years of experience or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of degree.

Qualifications:

• Experience conducting System Engineering Analysis, System Safety Analysis, Risk Management and/or Hazard Analysis.
• Experience working with US Navy or US Marine Corps combat systems or platforms.
• Experience operating, maintaining, testing, or analyzing weapons systems or complex mechanical or software systems.
• Systems Engineering experience with US Navy or US Marine Corps weapons systems.
• Experience preparing technical reports.
• Experience in DOD Acquisitions.
• Experience with Ammunition and explosives ordnance disposal, surveillance qualification and certification.
• Experience supporting preparation for the:
  • Weapon System Explosives Safety Review Board.
  • Software System Safety Technical Review Panel.
  • Fuze&Initiation System Technical Review Panel.
  • Laser Safety Review Board.
• Must be a US Citizen with an active secret clearance.