Software Safety Engineering Manager

Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Software Safety Engineering Manager to support the Precision Fires program in Huntsville, AL.

A successful candidate will lead a high performing team and leverage software experience, in accomplishing software system safety tasks in an Agile development environment. Candidates will manage software safety tasks and assist in development and review of software system safety documents. This leader will oversee completion of work, in accordance with established plans and quality standards. Candidates will collaborate with government personnel, vendors, and the development community to ensure the safety of weapons systems and platforms. 
 
Tasks include:

• Provide software safety analysis of software for weapons systems and document the contribution to risk of the overall system
• Serve as liaison to customer System Safety to coordinate development/delivery of technical data, in support of Software System Safety Technical Review Panel (SSSTRP) reviews
• Ensure safety requirements are incorporated into software products through all software life cycle phases, including development and testing, to ensure end-to-end traceability, in support of formal verification, requiring continuous collaboration with other technical disciplines
• Ensure software products adequately implement safety significant functionality per established government standards and regulations (JSSSEH, MIL-STD 882, etc.)
• Ensuring safety hazards are captured in a Hazard Tracking System, with associated hazard contributors, mitigations and risk assessment codes
• Perform ongoing functional hazard analyses via assignment of safety attributes to safety significant functions, in a large complex system to ensure adequate Level of Rigor (LOR) is applied throughout all life cycle phases
• Ensure safety related trouble reports are tracked, prioritized and resolved in a timely manner

Qualifications

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or a technical related field and nine (9) years or more experience; Additional six (6) years experience can be accepted in lieu of degree (per contract vehicle).

Clearance Requirements:

• Active Secret clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one; US citizenship required.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience conducting System Engineering Analysis, System Safety Analysis, Risk Management and/or Hazard Analysis.
• Knowledge/experience of established government safety standards and regulations (JSSSEH, MIL-STD 882, etc.)
• Experience operating, maintaining, testing, or analyzing weapons systems or complex mechanical or software systems.
• Experience preparing and presenting technical reports and presentations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with DoD weapons systems or platforms.
• Knowledge/experience with DOORS or equivalent
• Experience with C++ code development
• Experience working in an Agile SW development environment

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 24,000 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.