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General Motors · 1 month ago

System Safety Engineer - GM Defense

Milford, MI

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

General Motors Defense (GMD) is a leader in delivering integrated vehicles and solutions to the defense sector. The System Safety Engineer will be responsible for executing system safety development, leading risk analyses, and ensuring safety requirements are met for various projects within GMD.

AutomotiveElectric VehicleInformation ServicesManufacturingTransportation

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Support product engineering team, providing safety process-specific knowledge for out-sourced programs, and in-house advanced development projects

Develop and maintain the system safety plan for the project according to the GM Defense System Safety Engineering Process for assigned projects

Work with the GMD and/or supplier project manager to interlink the safety plan with the project plan

Perform and/or manage the execution of the safety tasks called out in the system safety plan

Work with the GMD and/or supplier project manager to identify resources to execute the safety tasks called out in the plan as needed

Review supplier safety process deliverables and help guide supplier on GMD safety process and safety requirements as required

Lead informal team reviews and formal Safety Peer Reviews for safety process work products

Participate in safety strategy design discussions and help ensure that the safety requirements will be adequately met

Assist in resolving conflicts concerning safety requirements within the product engineering team

Escalate unresolved safety related issues and confirm that the issue resolution process has been followed

Support as needed with the System Safety Process Statement of Requirements (SOR) and the Development Interface Agreement with the supplier

Coach product engineering team, providing safety process-specific knowledge, consulting senior safety engineers as needed:

Guide on access and usage of templates, training resources, and best practices

Support system safety process development and improvement:

Interface with Senior System Safety Engineers, corporate and industry experts to stay current in safety processes, methods, and tools

Document safety best practices implemented by the product team for reuse by other product teams

Identify improvements to safety processes, methods and tools and communicate to the appropriate workgroups within the System Safety GSSLT

Participate in supplier assessments regarding functional safety process capability and performance

Identify improvements needed in the supplier qualification process and GM Supplier interactions

Qualification

System Safety EngineeringRisk AnalysisFault Tree AnalysisDesign Failure Mode Effects AnalysisSystems Engineering PrinciplesSerial CommunicationsDealing with AmbiguityProblem SolvingIndependent WorkTeam Collaboration