Boeing Test and Evaluation (BT&E) Safety is seeking a Lab Test Systems Safety Engineer who will lead test safety activities for military aerospace programs in Berkeley, MO.
The ideal candidate will apply safety management system (SMS), systems engineering, and industrial engineering methodologies to proactively identify and mitigate potential test-related product and personnel risk exposures throughout the product test life cycle. This includes hazard identification, risk assessment, safety requirements development, mitigation verification, and compliance with regulatory and company safety standards. Focus areas include assessing and supporting development and execution of test plans to successfully achieve test requirements while also minimizing safety risk exposures to personnel and product.
In this position, the selected candidate will also evaluate engineering plans and test plans for inclusion of design practices that support design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA) concepts. Supported labs include Structures, Electromagnetic, Wind Tunnel, Metrology, Environmental and Thermodynamics, etc.
This position requires frequent collaboration with senior leaders and a wide range of subject matter experts. The ideal candidate is an individual who thrives when avidly supporting business partner’s safety needs in a multi-domain lab test environment. Must be operational and applied science oriented with a strong propensity to solve complex challenges and unafraid to learn new skills and processes. A background in industrial engineering or manufacturing engineering is highly beneficial.
You will be surrounded by highly motivated safety professionals and have the opportunity to influence safety across a suite of current and future military aerospace products.
This role requires a systems thinking approach to mitigate risks along with an in-depth understanding of test hazards. You must also have the ability to work collaboratively across a broad section of program and test capabilities to support the test statement of work and the development of test safety requirements throughout BT&E’s Product Test Life Cycle (PTLC). Additionally, the selected candidate will lead Safety Action Groups (SAGs), promote a positive safety culture, and actively apply SMS principles. The job also involves test-related incident investigations and safety report (e.g. Speak Up) investigations.
Our team is currently hiring for a range of experience levels including Mid-Level and Senior Lab Test Systems Safety Engineers.
Position Responsibilities Include:
- Conducts system research and analysis to identify potential, or investigate reported, in-service fleet hazards, risks, and safety concerns and quantifies impact
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- Identifies safety and mission assurance issue systemic root causes and recommends corrective actions using industry best practices
- Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to define, validate, and integrate safety, mission success, and airworthiness requirements; incorporates into designs, operations, and procedures
- Performs or reviews tests, analyses, inspections, audits, and simulations to verify system meets defined safety and mission assurance requirements
- Creates and maintains aerospace safety and mission assurance tools and processes
- Documents safety analysis, hazard mitigation, validation and verification activities in compliance with relevant customer and regulatory safety standard
- Develops and maintains safety and corrective action plans
- Assists with demonstrating safety hazard risk mitigations and control methods to the customer and regulators
- Ensures mission success through execution of Mission Assurance activities throughout the program lifecycle
- Contributes to establishing global safety advocacy strategies, training, tools, and methods
- This position requires the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship
- This position requires ability to obtain program access, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship only
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
- Experience working with Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Teams
- Experience working with Test Readiness Reviews, Design Reviews and/or Technical Working Groups
- Experience in formal technical presentations and formal customer presentations
- Experience working with safety analyses such as Risk Assessments, Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), Fault-tree Analysis (FTA), etc.
- 5 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)
- 3+ years of experience in systems safety engineering or industrial engineering
- 3+ years of experience with system safety analysis
- Experience with product safety, safety management systems, safety risk management, and leading hazard analyses for novel systems
- Experience working in a lab or experimental test environment
- Environmental Health Safety (EHS) experience
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) is desirable and/or 3+ years of EHS experience
Conflict of Interest:
Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.
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 & 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 Mid-Level: $107,100 - $144,900
Summary pay range Senior: $131,750 - $178,250
Potential signing bonus for eligible/qualified external candidates.
Language Requirements:
Not Applicable
Education:
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent
Relocation:
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
Export Control Requirement:
This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
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 and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required. This position requires ability to obtain program access, for which the U.
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