Raytheon

Senior Software Safety Engineer

Posted on: 6 Feb 2021

Mckinney, TX

Job Description

Requisition ID 167039BR
CE08 / CE09 Sr Systems Engineer II or Principal Systems Engineer

Job Summary:
The Whole Life Engineering Directorate has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Software Safety Engineer to join us on the Multifunction Radio Frequency Systems (MFRFS) team in McKinney, TX.

The Whole Life Engineering Directorate is a systems engineering organization whose main objective is to influence hardware, software, and systems throughout all phases of a systems life cycle to assure effective operation, reliability and economical ownership by the customer and end users.

As a Software Safety Engineer, you are an integral participant in the design/development process and are responsible for performing risk analyses to identify risks and influence design to eliminate or minimize safety hazards. In this role, you will work with a multi-disciplinary team responsible for both System and Software Safety.

Specific responsibilities may include:
Conducting Safety Analyses and documenting results (Preliminary Hazards List/Analysis, System Hazard Analysis, Hazard Tracking Logs, Functional Hazard Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, Safety Assessment Report)
Documenting hazards and maintaining the Hazard Tracking System
Developing Software Safety Requirements and providing requirements analysis and flow-down of Safety requirements and attributes.
Performing code analyses to determine whether code has the potential to command the hardware and contribute to a hazard
Supporting change review boards
Participating in System Safety Working Groups and Technical Interchange Meetings
Developing Technical Data Packages and Presentations for Safety Board Reviews Representing System Safety Engineering and presenting results of safety analyses at formal program design reviews
Partner verification procedures to ensure Safety Significant requirements are tested at the proper level of rigor
Ensuring tasks are completed on time and within budget

This position can be a grade level G09 or a grade level G10 based on the candidates qualifications as they relate to the skills, experience and responsibilities required for the position.

*Must be able to obtain a DoD Secret clearance within 1 year of start date*. Except in rare circumstances, only US Citizens are eligible for a security clearance. Active Secret Clearance is preferred.

Required Skills/Experience:
6+ years technical experience as a System Safety Engineer, Software Safety Engineer, Software Engineer, Systems Engineer or equivalent
Experience planning, performing analyses, and reporting results IAW MIL-STD-882
* Demonstrated experience executing a System Safety Program with Software Safety Analysis.

*This position requires the eligibility to obtain a security clearance. Except in rare circumstances, only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Required Education (including Major):
* Bachelor's degree in STEM, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

Desired Skills/Experience:
8+ years technical experience as a System Safety Engineer, Software Safety Engineer, Software Engineer, Systems Engineer or equivalent
Experience working with combat/weapon systems
Understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (including Agile and/or Waterfall)
* Embedded C/C++ on Linux; Qt on Linux

Developing and verifying system or software requirements
Use of tools, such as Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System (DOORS) database tool, Clearcase, Windchill Product Data Manager (PDM), Jenkins
Experience with a wide application of technical theories and concepts related to system safety engineering and combat/weapon systems design
Knowledge of MIL-HDBK-454, MIL-STD1472, MIL-STD-1474, MIL-STD-464, Joint Software System Safety Committee (JSSSC) Handbook, MIL-STD-1425, and AMCOM 385-17.
Software System Safety Technical Review Panels (SSSTRP) or Software Materiel Release activities
Earned Value (EV) Management
* Developing proposals and basis of estimates
* Strong communication and writing skills
* Familiarity with Microsoft Office

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At Raytheon Technologies (RTX), we innovate to create solutions and solve complex challenges across all domains: from land and sea to air, space, and cyberspace. In doing so, we embrace the talent, expertise and perspectives of our diverse workforce, each bringing their skills, ideas and dedication to the work we do. We pride ourselves on our commitment to our customers, industry partners and our teammates, making a positive impact not only to our business, but also in our communities where we live and work. Our constant innovation is made possible by a strong culture, investing in our people, and an unwavering vision that is shared by our employees across the globe a vision of one global team creating trusted, innovative solutions to make the world a safer place.

What We Offer: Whether you are just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, RTX offers a robust total rewards package that goes beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the superior benefits RTX offers include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.
167039

Raytheon

Waltham, MA

Raytheon Company develops integrated products, services, and solutions for the defense and other government markets worldwide. It operates through five segments: Integrated Defense Systems (IDS); Intelligence, Information and Services (IIS); Missile Systems (MS); Space and Airborne Systems (SAS); and Forcepoint. The IDS segment offers integrated air and missile defense; land-and sea-based radar solutions; command, control, communications, computers, cyber, and intelligence solutions; naval combat and ship electronic and sensing systems; and undersea sensing and effects solutions.

The IIS segment provides technical and professional services, such as navigation, DoD space and weather solutions, cybersecurity, analytics, training, logistics, mission support, software-based systems, automation and sustainment solutions, and air traffic management systems, as well as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions. The MS segment develops and supports weapon systems comprising missiles, smart munitions, close-in weapon systems, projectiles, kinetic kill vehicles, directed energy effectors, and combat sensor solutions.

The SAS segment provides civil and military electro-optical/infrared sensors; airborne radars for surveillance and fire control applications; lasers; precision guidance systems; signals intelligence systems; processors; electronic warfare systems; tactical and strategic communications; and space-qualified systems. The Forcepoint segment offers cyber security products that include risk adaptive data loss prevention; user and entity behavior analytics and cloud access security broker capabilities; insider threat solutions; firewall technology; cloud and on premise Web and email security; and cross domain transfer products.

Raytheon Company has a strategic agreement with AirMap to collaborate on future projects to safely integrate drones into the national airspace system. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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