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Systems Planning & Analysis · 2 weeks ago

Systems Safety Engineer

Washington, DC

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$125K/yr - $175K/yr

5+ years exp

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) is a company that delivers technical solutions to complex national security issues. They are seeking a Systems Safety Engineer to support the Navy SSP by providing oversight of safety planning for the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile Program, acting as a liaison with safety working groups and addressing safety hazards and environmental impacts.

AnalyticsInformation Technology

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

The Safety Systems Engineer will support Navy SSP in providing vision, direction, and oversight of safety planning in support of Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N) Program

They will act as primary liaison with other safety working groups supporting the program

They will report to top level systems engineering team concerning all SLCM-N safety updates and issues and coordinate with the contractor government safety team to address safety hazards and environmental impacts, identifying and documenting all potential hazards, related mishaps, and associated risk information specific to SLCM-N

The disciplines covered include discrepancy reporting, training and certification, documentation change control, configuration control, material review systems, corrective action systems, and process proofing

In addition, the Engineer will identify safety areas of responsibility pertinent to support the weapon system

Areas of responsibility include (but are not limited to): weapons systems safety, explosive safety, environmental and asset safety, transportation and logistics safety, fire prevention, lightning protection and grounding, as well as Occupational Safety and Health, and hazardous material (HAZMAT) safety

Qualification

System Safety EngineeringNuclear Weapons SafetyExplosives SafetyTechnical Review PanelsSafety Data PackagesMulti-discipline Working GroupsPrioritization SkillsSTEM DegreeDoD Security ClearanceCommunication SkillsProblem SolvingFast-paced Environment Adaptability

Required

Reports to Maritime Plaza, Washington DC, up to full-time, based upon the needs of the client

Active SECRET or higher DoD security clearance

5+ years of experience as a System Safety Engineer

Strong Communication skills with experience briefing senior/executive leadership on projects, system concepts, or design decisions

Proven ability to prioritize and execute workload to meet requirements and deadlines and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment conducting analysis with uncertainties or incomplete data

Capable of breaking down complex issues into simplified problem statements and laying out objective approaches to identify and compare the merits of competing solutions

Preferred

Bachelors Degree in a STEM field, or Master's Degree in a related field

Experience in any of the following: nuclear weapons safety, Navy weapons safety, explosives safety, flight testing safety, technical review panels, safety data packages, multi-discipline working groups

Active DoD TOP SECRET security clearance