Software Safety Engineer

Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Software System Safety Engineer / Software Tester in support of Marine Corps weapons systems in Stafford VA.   This position is part of a team analyzing weapons systems to identify hazards, categorize risks and recommend mitigations to reduce the probability/severity of a mishap resulting in injury to personnel, equipment damage, and/or damage to the environment. 

Candidate must possess or be able to obtain a Secret Clearance. 

This is a Hybrid position requiring at least 2-3 days a week on-site in Stafford VA.  

Candidates will collaborate with government personnel, vendors, Original Equipment Manufacturers, and the user community to ensure the safety of Marine Corps systems. 

Job Responsibilities: 

• Applies knowledge, methodologies and principles of safety engineering as defined in MIL-STD-882E and Software Safety engineering as defined in the Joint Software System Safety Engineering Handbook (JSSSEH)
• Reviews product systems, functional specifications and operations, and establishes safety requirements for assigned systems
• Independently analyzes and recommends safety criteria in system Software design, architecture, requirements, software code and test to control or eliminate hazards
• Assesses safety implementation in the Software Functionality, Requirements, Code and Test for hazard and causal factors to satisfy critical system safety objectives
• Collaborate with software design teams and the customer in the execution of various MIL-STD-882E software hazard analyses.
• Applies engineering principles to investigate, analyze, plan, design, test, or evaluate military weapons systems
• Uses Critical Thinking skills to determine Safety Impact on Software Issues
• Assesses architecture, requirements and interface artifacts for safety on complex hardware/ software systems
• Identify Level of Rigor Analyses and Software Test criteria to minimize software contribution to risk.
• Reviews and approves Test Plans and Procedures for safety requirements verification
• Review software test results to verify software contribution to risk and validate appropriate analyses has been completed. 
• Performs Software Safety in an agile development environment
• Support formal review boards like the Software System Safety Technical Review Panel (SSTRP) and the Weapon Systems Explosive Safety Review Board (WSESRB).
• Assess Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and other system change requests to identify/verify software safety risks.  

Qualifications

Qualifications

BS Degree + 5 Years of Experience (4 additional years of experience in lieu of degree acceptable) 

Required Skills:

• Experience conducting System Engineering Analysis, System Safety Analysis, Risk Management, Software Testing, and/or Hazard Analysis
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required, must feel comfortable communicating and presenting in large meetings, with all levels of the organization.
• Critical thinking skills are required to perform this work.

Desired Skills

• Experience working with US Navy or US Marine Corps combat systems or platforms
• Experience operating, maintaining, testing, or analyzing weapons systems or software systems especially those mentioned above
• Systems Engineering experience with US Navy or US Marine Corps weapons systems
• Experience preparing technical reports
• Working knowledge Software systems integration engineering, and software test engineering
• Understanding Software Architecture and Design
• Experience in Hardware/Software Interface

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are approximately 26,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.