P 8 Senior System Safety Engineer Featured

Job Description

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Boeing Defense Space and Security (BDS) P-8 Systems Safety team is currently looking for a P-8 Senior System Safety Engineer to join their team in Tukwila, WA.

At Boeing, Safety is at the core of everything we do. As a P-8 Senior System Safety Engineer, you will have a unique opportunity to work across the entire life cycle of the P-8 maritime surveillance aircraft, from conceptual development into design and test, production and sustainment of the fielded aircraft. You’ll experience the big picture and fascinating complexities of the defense industry while getting hands on experience on the aircraft.

The P-8 Systems Safety team executes the Systems Safety effort for the P-8 aircraft including analysis and oversight for basic aircraft functions, as well as owning the design safety activities for the P-8 mission systems.  Additionally, the team provides oversight and integration to other related Mission Assurance and Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health disciplines such as P-8 airworthiness, design for Environment, Health and Safety, and the Hazardous Materials Management Program.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead Systems Safety analysis activities

• Identify and mitigate all potential and existing hazards 

• Collaborate with Engineering Design Teams while learning all of the aircraft subsystems and their interactions

• Ask tough questions, challenge conventional thinking and bring potential hazards to light for our 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 

• Gather data from field, factory and engineering, calculating probability and severity of possible outcome and work with Design teams to influence a safer more robust system

• Interface with all levels of Engineering and Program Management and Customers

This position allows telecommuting. The selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options.

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 isrequired.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelors, Masters or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry

• 5+ years of experience in technical or engineering field

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Experience in Systems Safety and/or Systems Engineering disciplines

• Experience in aviation safety systems engineering

Typical Education & Experience:
Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+4 years related work experience, Master+7 years related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. Note: Basic relocation will be offered for eligible internal candidates.

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. 

Shift Work Statement:  

This position is for 1st shift

Union Representation Statement:  

This is a union-represented position

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.