Systems Engineer- Systems Safety (Senior or Lead Level)

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Company: Boeing

Location: Oklahoma City, OK 73160

Description:

Systems Engineer- Systems Safety (Senior or Lead Level)

Company:
The Boeing Company

Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) is seeking a Senior to Lead Level System Safety and Mission Assurance Systems Engineers to join its Chief Aerospace Safety Office (CASO) System Safety and Mission Assurance team out of Oklahoma City, OK focused on support of the Mobility, Surveillance & Bombers (MS&B) business unit. MS&B OKC has a strong and growing portfolio of legendary US and international aircraft such as Air Force One (VC-25A), E-4B, C-32, C-40, B-1, B-2, B-52, E-3 AWACS, E-7 AEW&C, KC-135, KC-10, with more platforms coming.

At Boeing, Safety is at the core of everything we do. As a System Safety and Mission Assurance Engineer, you will have a unique opportunity to work across the entire life cycle of aerospace programs, from conceptual development, design test, production, and sustainment of the fielded aircraft. You'll have access to top notch industry expertise and training. You'll experience the big picture and fascinating complexities of the defense industry and work to ensure safe and successful operation continues for all the platforms we support.

The Systems Safety and Mission Assurance team:
  • Performs the Systems Safety effort centered around either MIL-STD-882E or ARP4761 for each of the MS&B products including analysis and oversight for basic aircraft functions, as well as owning the design safety activities for the aircraft's mission systems
  • Participates in Independent Reviews for all the systems engineering gated reviews (i.e. SRR, PDR, CDR, MRR, TRR, etc)
  • Leads risk and safety evaluation escalation through the application of Safety Review Boards


As the recognized experts in System Safety and Mission Assurance, we are often sourced to support programs across the enterprise in Seattle, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Mesa, Southern California, and Huntsville Alabama, for platforms such as P-8, KC-46, F-15, F-18, vertical lift, and space systems, and we are looking for people with the drive to grow. This role features very high visibility short-term projects for Sr. and Executive leadership for those that want to take advantage. This is an interesting and exciting opportunity to work with an experienced team of leaders and professionals at a quickly growing site.

The qualified candidate must be able to work independently with program chief engineers, engineers, and program managers, and have a broad range of experience in aircraft modification. They must be collaborative, detail oriented, objective, analytical, be skilled in a mentoring/coaching role, have excellent people/communication/facilitation skills, and the drive to accomplish great things on an amazing team.

At Boeing, we are all innovators on a mission to connect, protect, explore and inspire. From the seabed to outer space, you'll learn and grow, contributing to work that shapes the world. Find your future with us!

Position Responsibilities:
  • Lead and Implement Systems Safety analysis activities
  • Identify and mitigate all potential and existing hazards or vulnerabilities, becoming an expert in aircraft system functions, failure conditions, and hazard mitigations
  • Collaborate with Engineering Design Teams while decomposing, analyzing, and learning aircraft systems and subsystems, down to their low-level hardware and software components, and their interactions
  • Ask tough questions, challenge conventional thinking, and bring potential hazards to light for aircraft and crew
  • Assess Engineering documents, data and artifacts, while working with Engineering Teams to determine the safest and most cost-effective solutions to actual and potential hazards, optimizing system design and availability
  • Gather data from field, factory, and engineering, calculating probability and severity of possible outcomes and work with design teams to influence a safer more robust system
  • Collaborate with all levels of Engineering, Program Management, and Customers
  • Set requirements, and ensure the integrity of systems and components development
  • Support critical issues that impact the technical integrity of the program
  • Help the program ensure technical success by reviewing program progress and development from the big picture perspective


The selected candidate will be required to perform work onsite at one of the listed location options. We currently work on a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Confidential Clearance Post-Start is required.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
  • Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
  • 5 or more years related work or project experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience in aerospace projects
  • Experience in MIL-STD-882E and/or ARP4761 System Safety projects, analysis, reports, and processes


Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
  • 10 or more years related work or project experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience in aerospace projects
  • Experience in Systems Engineering disciplines and processes
  • Pilot's license and/or aircraft operational experience
  • Military aircraft experience
  • Extra-curricular activities in aerospace related design
  • Knowledge of aircraft systems
  • Experience collecting, researching, analyzing, and presenting (both textually/visually and verbally) engineering data
  • Experience in program/project management or project engineering


Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay and Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage, and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

  • Summary pay range for Senior level (Level 4): $111,350 - $150,650
  • Summary pay range for Lead level (Level 5): $136,850 - $185,150


Language Requirements:
Not Applicable

Education:
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:
This is not an Export Control position.

Safety Sensitive:
This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:
This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim U.S. Secret Clearance Pre-Start and final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship:
Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program
This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:
Shift 1 (United States of America)

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